Wikileaks on Estonia

A few Wikileaks cables about Estonia, most of which have not yet been published in the official Wikileaks torrents. The source is this Word document.

07TALLINN374 as given here is unredacted but otherwise almost identical to 07TALLINN375 as published by Wikileaks. (The only difference is the position of the page breaks. Both were sent 2007-06-06 at 13:24.)

Abbreviations: GOE: Government of Estonia

2007-05-04 07MOSCOW2065 ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS QUIT ESTONIAN EMBASSY AS AMBASSADOR RETURNS TO TALLINN
Pro-Kremlin youth groups gave up their disruptive protest outside the Estonian Embassy early May 4 as the Estonian Ambassador to Russia returned to Tallinn. ... Oil products shipments continue to flow to Estonia, despite a Russian Railways (RZD) statement May 2 that railroad repairs would stop shipments.

2007-05-07 07MOSCOW2086 ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS SHIFT FOCUS TO EC AS OIL CONTINUES TO FLOW
At the 90-minute May 4 demonstration at the European Commission offices, militia outnumbered protesters. Russian Railways has capped shipments of oil products for some Russian shippers but the volumes look to be enough to satisfy Estonian domestic demands

2007-05-18 07MOSCOW2334 A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN: ESTONIA, GEORGIA
[Russian DFM Grigoriy Karasin] complained that U.S. and EU statements on Estonia would not lead to a "positive atmosphere," though he admitted that Russia's actions were not "elegant."

2007-05-15 07RIGA349 LATVIAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER ESTONIA
When the Latvian parliament rejected a resolution of support for Estonia on May 3, it soon became clear that the governing coalition had mishandled its response, either out of political pettiness, an effort to avoid violence here, a desire to maintain good relations with Moscow, or likely, a combination of the three.

2007-04-17 07TALLINN247 ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART III): FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY PRIORITIES
Although the new government pledges to continue to be pragmatic in its relations with Russia, sensitive issues such as the fate of the Soviet-era World War II Bronze Soldier monument will make progress in the relationship difficult.

2007-04-20 07TALLINN257 CUBA: ESTONIA CRITICAL OF SPAIN'S DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY
expressed our concern over Spanish FM Moratinos' visit to Havana ... The EU is divided on this issue between new and old member states.

2007-04-26 07TALLINN276 ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: EXCAVATION BEGINS
After nearly a year of controversy, and weeks of speculation that the Estonian government would finally remove the city's WWII-era Soldier and any war graves found nearby, the process has begun. The GOE has extensively briefed the press, the ethnic Russian community the diplomatic corps, and the Tallinn City Council, but still faces the prospect of legal challenges from the city, and demonstrations by activists coming from both outside and inside the country.

2007-04-27 07TALLINN280 REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER
On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop windows, looted liquor stores and kiosks and overturned cars. Some 44 demonstrators and 12 police were injured. One demonstrator was killed

2007-05-02 07TALLINN290 ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW REPORTEDLY ATTACKED
Estonia considers the situation at their embassy in Moscow to be a "gross violation of the Vienna Convention and a matter for all of the EU." He termed the situation "outrageous."

2007-05-03 07TALLINN297 UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE.

2007-05-11 07TALLINN310 ESTONIA: GOE OFFICIALS ON THE BRONZE SOLDIER, RUSSIA AND INTEGRATION
senior GOE officials expressed appreciation for strong U.S. support after the attack on Estonian's Embassy in Moscow.

2007-05-29 07TALLINN347 RUSSIAN BEAR HUG SQUEEZES ESTONIAN ECONOMY
In the three weeks since the April 26-27 Bronze Soldier riots, Estonia has faced pressure from an array of trade-disrupting measures from Russia. Cyber attacks on government and financial websites have been costly

2007-06-04 07TALLINN366 ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: WORLD'S FIRST VIRTUAL ATTACK AGAINST NATION STATE
Since April 27, Estonia has been the victim of the world's first coordinated cyber attacks against a nation state and its political and economic infrastructure. ... Defense against the attacks was extremely expensive for both GOE and the private sector. GOE and private cyber defense experts cite the nature and sophistication of the attacks as proof of Russian government complicity in the attacks.

2007-06-06 07TALLINN374 ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED
At Post's request, Lt. Colonel Broderick, a EUCOM cyber defense expert visited Tallinn to assess the situation April 16-18. ... Although these cyber attacks were unprecedented in nature, our Estonian interlocutors all agreed that the outcome could have been much worse.

2009-04-27 09TALLINN114 ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA
The Government of Estonia (GOE) generally prefers to handle bilateral issues with Russia quietly, focusing on working-level issues of mutual interest and deferring policy discussions to the EU and NATO.

2009-05-08 09TALLINN125 SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT MAY 12-15
Estonia's GDP is expected to decline more than 12 percent in 2009 and unemployment (now at nine percent) will increase. The Prime Minister has staked his credibility and Estonia's economic recovery on achieving Euro accession by meeting the Maastricht criteria "as soon as possible."

2010-01-26 10STATE7810 EXPANSION OF EAGLE GUARDIAN TO INCLUDE BALTIC ALLIES
On January 22 NATO Allies agreed in the Military Committee to expand the NATO Contingency Plan for Poland, EAGLE GUARDIAN, to include the defense and reinforcement of the Baltic States.

2007-05-04	07MOSCOW2065	ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS QUIT ESTONIAN EMBASSY AS AMBASSADOR RETURNS TO TALLINN Pro-Kremlin youth groups gave up their disruptive protest outside the Estonian Embassy early May 4 as the Estonian Ambassador to Russia returned to Tallinn. ... Oil products shipments continue to flow to Estonia, despite a Russian Railways (RZD) statement May 2 that railroad repairs would stop shipments.
2007-05-07	07MOSCOW2086	ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS SHIFT FOCUS TO EC AS OIL CONTINUES TO FLOW At the 90-minute May 4 demonstration at the European Commission offices, militia outnumbered protesters. Russian Railways has capped shipments of oil products for some Russian shippers but the volumes look to be enough to satisfy Estonian domestic demands
2007-05-18	07MOSCOW2334	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN: ESTONIA, GEORGIA [Russian DFM Grigoriy Karasin] complained that U.S. and EU statements on Estonia would not lead to a "positive atmosphere," though he admitted that Russia's actions were not "elegant."
2007-05-15	07RIGA349	LATVIAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER ESTONIA When the Latvian parliament rejected a resolution of support for Estonia on May 3, it soon became clear that the governing coalition had mishandled its response, either out of political pettiness, an effort to avoid violence here, a desire to maintain good relations with Moscow, or likely, a combination of the three.
2007-04-17	07TALLINN247	ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART III): FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY PRIORITIES Although the new government pledges to continue to be pragmatic in its relations with Russia, sensitive issues such as the fate of the Soviet-era World War II Bronze Soldier monument will make progress in the relationship difficult.
2007-04-20	07TALLINN257	CUBA: ESTONIA CRITICAL OF SPAIN'S DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY expressed our concern over Spanish FM Moratinos' visit to Havana ... The EU is divided on this issue between new and old member states.
2007-04-26	07TALLINN276	ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: EXCAVATION BEGINS After nearly a year of controversy, and weeks of speculation that the Estonian government would finally remove the city's WWII-era Soldier and any war graves found nearby, the process has begun. The GOE has extensively briefed the press, the ethnic Russian community the diplomatic corps, and the Tallinn City Council, but still faces the prospect of legal challenges from the city, and demonstrations by activists coming from both outside and inside the country.
2007-04-27	07TALLINN280	REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop windows, looted liquor stores and kiosks and overturned cars. Some 44 demonstrators and 12 police were injured. One demonstrator was killed
2007-05-02	07TALLINN290	ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW REPORTEDLY ATTACKED Estonia considers the situation at their embassy in Moscow to be a "gross violation of the Vienna Convention and a matter for all of the EU." He termed the situation "outrageous."
2007-05-03	07TALLINN297	UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE.
2007-05-11	07TALLINN310	ESTONIA: GOE OFFICIALS ON THE BRONZE SOLDIER, RUSSIA AND INTEGRATION senior GOE officials expressed appreciation for strong U.S. support after the attack on Estonian's Embassy in Moscow.
2007-05-29	07TALLINN347	RUSSIAN BEAR HUG SQUEEZES ESTONIAN ECONOMY In the three weeks since the April 26-27 Bronze Soldier riots, Estonia has faced pressure from an array of trade-disrupting measures from Russia. Cyber attacks on government and financial websites have been costly
2007-06-04	07TALLINN366	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: WORLD'S FIRST VIRTUAL ATTACK AGAINST NATION STATE Since April 27, Estonia has been the victim of the world's first coordinated cyber attacks against a nation state and its political and economic infrastructure. ... Defense against the attacks was extremely expensive for both GOE and the private sector. GOE and private cyber defense experts cite the nature and sophistication of the attacks as proof of Russian government complicity in the attacks.
2007-06-06	07TALLINN374	ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED At Post's request, Lt. Colonel Broderick, a EUCOM cyber defense expert visited Tallinn to assess the situation April 16-18. ... Although these cyber attacks were unprecedented in nature, our Estonian interlocutors all agreed that the outcome could have been much worse.
2009-04-27	09TALLINN114	ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA The Government of Estonia (GOE) generally prefers to handle bilateral issues with Russia quietly, focusing on working-level issues of mutual interest and deferring policy discussions to the EU and NATO.
2009-05-08	09TALLINN125	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT MAY 12-15 Estonia's GDP is expected to decline more than 12 percent in 2009 and unemployment (now at nine percent) will increase. The Prime Minister has staked his credibility and Estonia's economic recovery on achieving Euro accession by meeting the Maastricht criteria "as soon as possible."
2010-01-26	10STATE7810	EXPANSION OF EAGLE GUARDIAN TO INCLUDE BALTIC ALLIES On January 22 NATO Allies agreed in the Military Committee to expand the NATO Contingency Plan for Poland, EAGLE GUARDIAN, to include the defense and reinforcement of the Baltic States.