Estonia–Russia relations

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.

Despite Russia and Estonia signing a non aggression treaty on 4 May 1932, the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and its Secret Additional Protocol of August 1939 gave Russia the opportunity on 24 September 1939 to threaten Estonia by land, sea and air, unless Russian troops were allowed to establish military bases in Estonia. This started the occupation of Estonia, which only ended with the fall of the USSR. On 6 September 1991, the State Council of the Soviet Union recognised the independence of Estonia.

Estonia began moving away from Russian influence, rejecting Russia's economic model in favour of an open market and joining the European Union and NATO in 2004. Relations remained cold, deteriorating further following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.