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British historian: Baltics have a reason to be concerned

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have genuine cause for concern, British historian Robert Service, an expert in Russian history, pointed out in an article in the Financial Times. […]

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Lithuania grants political asylum to Russian journalist Andrey Nekrasov

The Lithuanian Migration Department has granted political asylum to journalist Andrey Nekrasov who faces persecution by the Russian law enforcement. […]

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Nordic and Baltic states agree on assistance to Georgia and Ukraine

The Defence ministries of the Nordic and Baltic countries have signed an agreement on establishing a Nordic-Baltic Assistance Program to coordinate assistance to Georgia and Ukraine, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said in a statement. […]

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Karen Dawisha: Signs of rift within Putin’s kleptocracy

Back when the future president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, was still working at the Mayor’s Office of Saint Petersburg, shiny new Mercedes cars were not quite as ubiquitous on the streets of the city as they are now. However, there were two parked in the yard of a newly renovated building that was to be converted to South Africa’s consulate. […]