On the front line of Estonia’s multi-million euro defence build-up – EUobserver
Why Estonia is massively investing in defence and prioritising freedom over the welfare state. The place in Europe…
Putin identifies with the founder of the Cheka. In some ways, his regime is more brutal, Russian historian said – EUobserver
From sentencing a citizen to 13 years for a bus stop graffiti and erasing court records to rehabilitating…
![Kaupo Rosin, director general of the Estonian foreign intelligence service: 'Most [Russian] soldiers have a low IQ level; they are convicts from the lowest strata of society. This is not an army you could use for sophisticated operations. Instead, they keep sending in troops blindly, sending them to their deaths'](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1-380x220.webp)
[Interview] Estonia’s spy chief: Russia cannot replenish fallen soldiers – they have a serious battlefield problem – EUobserver
First published in Respekt. Estonia’s foreign intelligence service chief Kaupo Rosin reflects on a whole-of-society approach to defence,…