‘JUST THE BEGINNING’
Estonia
BLOODY VENGEANCE
One thing is clear: The car bomb that killed the daughter of a notorious Putin ally will mark a sinister turning point for Russia.
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INFILTRATION
An Estonian military defense scientist, who held a senior role at NATO, was convicted of spying for China last week.
‘Easy Targets’
National security experts believe it could be a gut punch to U.S. diplomatic and security interests in a part of the world that’s been a sore spot for the president: Europe.
opinion
BALTIC BIGOTS
They’re outrageous, racist, and misogynist, leading the press around by the nose. And while they say they hate ethnic Russians, they’re part of a Europe-wide Putin-loving movement.
IMPORT
‘November,’ an Estonian fairy tale directed by Rainer Sarnet, is a stunningly bizarre film packed with ghosts, witches, werewolves, stigmata, the Devil, and so much more.
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Crass Indifference
Instead of thanking the members of NATO for answering our call and sending their troops to Afghanistan after 9/11, Trump decided to talk about the money they owed.
BESTIES
Estonia and its Baltic neighbors are putting their trust in Trump—or rather, in Pence, Mattis, and McMaster. “At least he’ll have adult supervision,” one diplomat says.