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25.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Estonian nationals can return to Estonia by bus departing from the Polish border town of Medyka on Saturday evening

On Saturday 26 February 2022 at around 18.00 local time, Estonian nationals have a chance to return to Estonia from Poland by bus. The buses depart from the Polish border town of Medyka. Estonian citizens who have arrived in Poland from Ukraine and have no transport for returning to Estonia are...
25.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets attends a special meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council

Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets travels to Brussels today 25 February to attend a special meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council. The foreign ministers of the European Union will address Russia’s large-scale military attack against Ukraine. The meeting begins at 16.00 Estonian time. The agenda...
25.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Comments by Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets on yesterday’s emergency meeting of the OSCE

“At the reinforced meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council at the ministerial level, I reiterated that Russia’s attack against Ukraine is an attack against the security of all of Europe and a gross violation of the principles of international law. It is a crime against a peaceful nation that has...
25.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Comments by Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets on yesterday’s emergency meeting of the OSCE

“At the reinforced meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council at the ministerial level, I reiterated that Russia’s attack against Ukraine is an attack against the security of all of Europe and a gross violation of the principles of international law. It is a crime against a peaceful nation that has...
24.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Updated travel advice for Belarus and Russia

Due to Russia’s military action, we advise against non-urgent travel to Belarus. We recommend Estonian nationals currently in Belarus reconsider their need to remain in Belarus and return to Estonia if possible. We ask Estonian nationals in Belarus to make sure they register their stay on the...
24.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Russian ambassador

In light of Russia’s military attack against Ukraine, today 24 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Vladimir Lipajev to express the strongest possible condemnation for Russia's attack on Ukraine. Undersecretary Märt Volmer who met with the...
24.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocates €200 000 in emergency aid for Ukrainian residents affected by war

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is allocating €200 000 in emergency aid to Ukraine to support people who have been forced to leave their homes, and to ensure an efficient cooperation between humanitarian aid organisations in mapping the needs of the people of Ukraine and providing aid. “Now more...
24.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the attacks against Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the wide-ranging military attack by Russia against Ukraine that began today. Russia has decided to completely disregard international order and several international agreements, and has discarded chances of a diplomatic resolution. Instead, Russia...
24.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Joint statement by Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian foreign ministers in support of Ukraine

We, the foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania condemn in a strongest possible way the open large scale Russian aggression against the independent, peaceful and democratic Ukraine. This act of aggression is not acceptable, it’s a blatant violation of the international law, of all...
24.02.2022|Foreign Ministry

Updated travel advice on Ukraine

In light of Russia’s military attack against Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia has updated its travel advice. We ask Estonian nationals currently in Ukraine to leave the country at the earliest opportunity and return to Estonia. Due to Russia’s military action, we advise against...

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