Zapad-2013
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Zapad-2013: A view from Helsinki

As a full-fledged war between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed irregulars rages on in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas, Western defence experts are only now beginning to thoroughly assess the military lessons of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. […]

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European Union

EU to cover losses of Lithuanian fruit and vegetable growers

The European Commission will cover losses incurred by Lithuanian agricultural producers because they cannot sell perishable products due to Russia‘s ban on fruit and vegetable imports. […]

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Latvia’s economy minister: Alternative gas pipeline project has begun showing signs of life

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators has decided to divide expenses among the member states of the project for the construction of an alternative gas pipeline through Poland and Lithuania. Latvia’s expenses are estimated at EUR 29.4 million. […]

Donetsk, Ukraine
Society

Lithuanian prosecutors launch terrorism probe into calls to join separatists in Ukraine

The chief prosecutor of Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office cancelled the decision of a prosecutor from the Department for Criminal Prosecution not to initiate an investigation into incitement of terrorism. Conservative MP Arvydas Anušauskas had turned to prosecutors saying that calls on social media to go and support separatist fighters in east Ukraine might be construed as incitement of terrorism. […]

Dmitry Rogozin
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Dmitry Rogozin’s clan: Visionaries and executors behind aggression towards Ukraine

Researching the role, actions and interests of various most powerful officials of the Russian government can provide a gilmse into something more than just the state’s decision-making mechanism. […]