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Wednesday 30th September 2026. Estonia blames Russia. Ukraine update. France school protests. Spain housing. Pope AI. Brazil betting...
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I'm This is Send7 World News in 7 Minutes. I'm Stephen Devin-Chenze. Today is Wednesday 30th September, 2026. Starting in Europe today, Estonia has said that Russia was responsible for an arson attack on a defence company in Tallinn which supplies robotics to Ukraine. Three people were detained
in Latvia and were given to Estonian authorities. Estonian government reports appear to suggest that the attackers were Latvian citizens following orders from Russia. Russia denied being responsible yesterday, however Estonian Prime Minister Kristin Michal wrote on social media Quote, the arson attack against Millem Robotics was ordered by Russian special services.
This is part of Russia's broader campaign across Europe to intimidate us and weaken our support for Ukraine. It will not work. Our response will be the opposite. Stronger security at home, more support for Ukraine and greater pressure on Russia. We will not be intimidated. End quote. Speaking yesterday at NATO headquarters in Belgium, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter
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