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Estonia–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between Estonia and Russia.Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 2 February 1920 after the Estonian War of Independence ended in Estonian victory with Russia recognizing Estonia's sovereignty and renounced any and all territorial claims on Estonia.
As proposed by the Russian Government on 13 August 2005, [3] on 31 August 2005 Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a written order to the Russian Foreign Ministry to notify the Estonian side of “Russia’s intention not to participate in the border treaties between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Estonia”. On 6 September 2005 ...
The first ambassador of the Russian Federation to Estonia, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, was appointed on 24 January 1992. [4] [5] Amid a breakdown of diplomatic relations, in 2023, following the expulsion of the Estonian ambassador to Russia, Russia recalled its ambassador to Estonia. The post has been vacant ever since.
After that, it became the headquarters of the Permanent Representative of the Estonian SSR to the Council of Ministers of the USSR. [3] In February 2014, Russia and Estonia signed an agreement on diplomatic real estate, according to which the building of the Estonian Embassy in Moscow was leased to Estonia for 99 years for 1 ruble per year. [4]
Diplomatic relations between the two nations soured in the prelude to and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Estonia joined Latvia and Lithuania in expelling Russian diplomats in March 2022. [3] [4] In retaliation, the Russian Embassy posted on its Facebook page that Estonian diplomats would be expelled from Russia. [5]
Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe. Estonia is an EU member and Georgia is an EU candidate. Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Georgia India: 22 September 1921: See Estonia–India relations. India first recognized Estonia on 22 September 1921 and re-recognized Estonia on 9 September 1991.
Estonia's parliament has approved a proposal allowing the use of frozen Russian assets to pay compensation for war damage in Ukraine. Last week European Union ambassadors agreed to use windfall ...
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