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15.03.2024|Ministry of Defence
Pevkur the first minister of defence to visit newest NATO member Sweden
Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur visited Sweden this week to meet with the Minister of Defence of Sweden Pål Jonson and discuss defence cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region with NATO’s newest member. The Minister also visited the Karlskrona Naval Base and the SAAB shipyard, attended defence...
12.03.2024|Ministry of Defence
Permanent Secretary Salm and Chief of Defence Gen. Herem received Ukrainian Order For Merits
President of Ukraine, Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence Kusti Salm and Chief of Defence of the Estonian Defence Forces General Martin Herem the Order “For Merits” II degree for their significant personal contribution to strengthening interstate...
07.03.2024|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence issues directive to end the sales of products in the ministry’s area of government that continue to be available in Russia
Goods from manufacturers who continue to operate in Russia and thereby contribute to the financing of the Russian war machine will be removed from sale outlets on the territory of the Estonian Defence Forces and other locations under the governance of the Ministry of Defence.
“Many Western...
27.02.2024|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister meets with French Chief of Defence Staff, Army General Thierry Burkhard
The Defence Minister met yesterday, ahead of Estonia’s Independence Day parade, with the French Chief of Defence Staff, Army General Thierry Burkhard, to discuss defence cooperation between Estonia and France.
“General Burkhard was in Estonia on a symbolic day for both us and Ukraine to send a...
24.02.2024|Ministry of Defence
DefMin Pevkur: Happy Estonian Independence Day!
Dear friends, allies, partners, here in Estonia and abroad,
Two years ago the world changed on our Independence Day – on February 24, Russia launched a full scale war of aggression against Ukraine. For two years now, our focus has been on two main lines...
21.02.2024|Ministry of Defence
1016 troops from the United Kingdom, France and the US received mission medals
Today at the Tapa Army Base, mission medals were presented to 1016 troops from the United Kingdom, France and United States of America on the occasion of the successful completion of their mission in Estonia.
Presenting the mission medals on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, Undersecretary for...
19.02.2024|Ministry of Defence
Pevkur in Munich: Ukraine needs decisive support, not political will
Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur, who attended the Munich Security Conference on Friday and Saturday, stressed in his speeches and meetings the need for further swift decisions to aid Ukraine, as political will alone is not enough to help Ukraine. The Minister also spoke of the need to urgently...
19.02.2024|Ministry of Defence
Pevkur at NATO ministerial: new regional plans are executable if needed
Today in Brussels, NATO defence ministers discussed the alliance’s regional plans and their executability. At the NATO-Ukraine Council, the focus was on practical steps for approaching Ukraine to NATO membership.
“We are on track with the regional plans and, if needed, they are executable already...
16.02.2024|Ministry of Defence
Government initiates national special planning for defence industrial park
The government has backed a proposal by Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur to initiate a national special planning and a strategic environmental impact assessment in three rural municipalities for the establishment of a defence industrial park.
“Ammunition production in Europe is on an upward trend...
15.02.2024|Ministry of Defence
Estonia joins drone and demining coalitions to support Ukraine
Yesterday in Brussels at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (Ramstein) meeting, Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur signed declarations of intent for Estonia to join drone and demining coalitions to support Ukraine. The meeting was the first after the change of command in the Armed Forces of...