
Ukraine war is existential, Europe will step in to support if U.S. withdraws: Estonia MFA Secretary-General Premium
The Hindu
Europe watches nervously as Trump-Putin talks impact Ukraine support, with Estonia preparing for own defences.
As Europe attempts to build a “coalition of the willing” to support Ukraine, it is eyeing the outcome of the Trump-Putin talks held on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) nervously. Speaking to The Hindu on the side-lines of the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, Estonian Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General Jonatan Vseviov says for countries in Europe, especially those bordering Russia, the situation is “existential”, and while European Union (EU) still hopes the U.S. will re-align with them, are preparing for their own defences.

Andhra Pradesh HRD Minister promises an alternative to G.O. 117 and steps to boost admissions in government schools. A total of 10,49,596 students from Classes 1 to 10 moved away from the government schools due to the G.O. issued by the YSRCP dispensation, he informs the Legislative Council. Objecting to a member’s remark on ‘saffronisation in education’, he says the coalition government wants the students to excel, irrespective of caste, religion or region.

The Puducherry government has decided to launch a scheme on April 14, 2025, to distribute free 20-litre water cans to households in places in the Union Territory (UT) where the quality of drinking water has deteriorated, Minister for Public Works K. Lakshminarayanan informed the Assembly on Wednesday (March 19, 2025).