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 "slug": "estonia-pevkur-resigns-70-million-european-peace-facility-advances-datasel-shells",
 "title": "Estonia's Pevkur Resigns Over EUR 70 Million in European Peace Facility Advances to Datasel",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/estonia-pevkur-resigns-70-million-european-peace-facility-advances-datasel-shells/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/estonia-pevkur-resigns-70-million-european-peace-facility-advances-datasel-shells/",
 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-09-02T20:46:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-04T20:46:54.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTallinn, 2 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's defence minister since 2022, resigned on 2 September after the National Audit Office (Riigikontroll) reported on a EUR 70 million ammunition purchase for Ukraine funded through the European Peace Facility\n * Between August and December 2024 the Centre for Defence Investments (RKIK) signed four contracts with Datasel S.R.L., an Italian-registered company owned, per ERR and Eesti Ekspress, by an Indian group with no id",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-policy",
  "central-eastern-europe",
  "russia-ukraine-conflict"
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 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "european-union",
  "italy",
  "patriot",
  "ukraine"
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