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Estonia would run out of gas in 5 days in case of Russian embargo

The European Commission recommends Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland to start preparing for an emergency situation immediately since if Russian gas taps were turned off, Estonia, for example, would run out of gas in 4-5 days, Eesti Paevaleht writes. […]

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Estonian and Finnish companies developing Ebola drug

Estonian biotechnology company Icosagen will start developing a vaccine and a biological therapeutic against the Ebola virus together with the Finnish company FIT Biotech Oy, Eesti Paevaleht Online reports. […]

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Putin backs down and… wins?

Russian forces are withdrawing from the Ukrainian border. Pro-Russian separatists are putting down their arms. There are reports about Russia re-opening some of its markets to Western production. All this has sparked discussions about Moscow backing down from confrontation with the West. […]

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US President Obama pledges continued support for Ukraine

On Wednesday, US President Barack Obama participated in a video conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President François Hollande of France, and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy.  They discussed the international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, including steps that are being taken to counter the spread of the disease. […]

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Ex-Ukrainian president’s son approaches Lithuanian ministries over sanctions

Lithuania’s ministries have received a letter from the lawyers of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych‘s son Oleksandr, inquiring about the sanctions he is being subjected to. […]

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Baltics to cooperate on dealing with threats to internal security

Lithuanian Minister of the Interior Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas has set up a working group that will draft documents for the establishment of a pan-Baltic expert coordination committee. […]