Kaja Kallas @kajakallas@respublicae.eu

Third, we must ensure accountability, also in cyberspace.

Russia wants to recast the world in its own image.

It just put forward a draft for a new cyber treaty at the UN. Let's not risk sleepwalking into negotiating new international rules with a war criminal. 8/

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Second, we must step up our efforts in cyber capacity-building globally.

#Estonia has long shared its know-how.

A recent example is helping to set up a cyber competence hub in Latin America and the Caribbean, @LAC4_EUCN. 7/

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So, what should democratic nations do?

First, we must all be prepared for cyber-warfare to continue even after the conventional war ends. We must all invest appropriately.

Our focus must be on giving our institutions and people the skills to cope in a high-risk environment. 6/

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Fourth, the private sector has transformed its role during this war, and taken public-private partnership up a level in defence of digital infrastructure. There are great examples here.

But social-media platforms are not doing enough to prevent the spread of disinformation. 5/

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Third, bad actors still sense they can do what they want in cyberspace.

There's Russia "DDoS diplomacy". The effects are minimal because we're prepared and the attackers aren't sophisticated.

But we also see malicious state-sponsored cyber groups become more active globally. 4/

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Second, having a well-protected digital infrastructure is crucial.

#Ukraine’s digital backbone has enabled the state to keep delivering services online during the war.

Estonia is already working with Ukrainian partners to adapt its Diia app for our own citizens. 3/

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First, we need to understand that integrating cyber-warfare into regular warfare is now established practice.

We saw this from the early hours of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It has also targeted comms and IT infrastructure similarly to energy infrastructure. 2/

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Wrote in an essay for @TheEconomist that tyrannies like #Russia try to turn technology into a means to destabilise free societies.

More in the piece but here's a short 🧵on the four things to learn and four things to do to defend against cyber warfare. 1/
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2023/04/17/kaja-kallas-says-ukraine-is-giving-the-free-world-a-masterclass-on-cyber-defence

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Isolation in action – a lot has been done but we must keep up the pace.
RT @volmermart: International Community has isolated Russia - or not? We promise to continue our efforts to decrease the aggressor’s role in the multilateral arena. Let's look behind the curtain for a moment, how is it going and what has happened?
Small 🧵on what we have seen so far:

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@CharlesMichel Thank you, dear Charles.

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@vonderleyen Thank you, dear Ursula!

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@DorinRecean Thank you.

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@Denys_Shmyhal Thank you, dear Denys!

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@IngridaSimonyte Thank you, dear Ingrida!

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@krisjaniskarins @LVinEU @LV_Estonia @Latvian_MFA Thank you, dear Krišjānis!

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This is #Estonia’s new government.

We just took our oath of office at the @Riigikogu.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kajakallas/status/1647954446561734656

When we think of terrorists, Russian soldiers should come to mind.

Russia is a terrorist state. Wagner is a terrorist organization.

Terror was always deeply rooted in the arsenal of the Red Army and it lives on - the collapse of the Soviet Union did not change a thing.
RT @ZelenskyyUa: The execution of a Ukrainian captive…
This is a video of Russia as it is. This is a video of 🇷🇺 trying to make just that the new norm.
Everyone must react. Every leader. Don't exp…

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Estonia’s Internal Security Service @kaitsepolitsei released its annual report.

Recommended reading - overview of our counterintelligence activities, focus also on investigation of Russia’s crime of aggression, and fight against sanctions violations.

📎https://kapo.ee/en/content/threats-estonias-security-arising-russia-have-not-changed

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¡Bienvenida a Estonia! Spanish Air Defence System #NASAMS is a highly valued contribution to the deterrence and defence of NATO and #Estonia.

Good to have allies like #Spain, @sanchezcastejon.

#StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO
RT @EmbEspEstonia: 🇪🇸 Air Defense System #NASAMS has arrived today to Paldiski 🇪🇪. Soon it will be operative and contribute to strengthen the security of our ally @MoD_Estonia
@MFAestonia

#StrongerTogether

@NATO @EMADmde

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My message at #TheSydneyDialogue by @ASPI_org:

Russian aggression is a reminder that we actively need to enforce a world where rules still apply. Tech is part of this struggle.

We must ensure impunity does not prevail in any sphere – cyberspace included.

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