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Fragile peace in Ukraine as new EU sanctions loom over Moscow
They’re training 10 to 15 hours every day, with the possibility of joining Ukrainian government troops’ fight against pro-Russian rebels. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister discusses NATO summit outcomes with NB8 colleagues
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is attending a meeting of foreign ministers of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) in Tallinn. […]
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What’s behind Russia’s peace plan for Ukraine?
Even the groups within Russia‘s ruling elite that used to advocate open war with Ukraine are warming up to the possibility of peace talks, says political analyst Marius Laurinavičius of the Vilnius-based Eastern Europe Studies Centre. […]
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Estonia hires Pussy Riot’s lawyers to defend abducted Security Police officer
Estonia decided to hire lawyers Mark Feigin and Nikolai Polozov, who have defended members of the controversial Russian punk band Pussy Riot, to represent Estonian Security Police (KaPo) official Eston Kohver, who is claimed to have been abducted on Friday on the Estonian territory and taken to Moscow, Public Broadcasting reports. […]
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Lithuanian MP: Russia’s policies in Ukraine are in dead-end
Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs, social democrat Gediminas Kirkilas, believes that Russia‘s policies in relation to Ukraine are in a dead-end, while further military action would not bring victories but only increase tension and bring new sanctions. […]
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Estonian consul met with abducted Security Police official in Moscow
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet stated that the Estonian Security Police (KaPo) official Eston Kohver, who was detained by Russia‘s FSB last Friday, was allowed on Tuesday to meet with Estonian consul in Moscow, Public Broadcasting reports. […]
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Former CIA analyst: The fall of Putin’s Russia is a matter of several years
Though there is almost a feeling of euphoria in Russia over the aggression against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is leading his country into its demise, claims former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst Paul Goble in an interview with DELFI. […]
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Russia has declared different war on Baltic states, says former State Security Department chief
The abduction of Estonian Security Police (KaPo) officer Eston Kohver last Friday was a message by Russia to the Baltic states and Poland timed to coincide with the NATO Summit, says Mečys Laurinkus, former chief of Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD). […]
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President Poroshenko: We will not give to anybody any bit of Ukrainian land
Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko visits the eastern port of Mariupol Monday in a show of solidarity with its embattled citizens. […]
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Dutch report says MH17 crash caused by numerous objects hitting plane
Dutch experts released a report on the Malaysia Airlines MH17 passenger jet crash on Tuesday. According to the report, the plane crashed after being hit by “numerous objects” that “pierced the plane at high speed”. […]
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Would Russia be a different country without Putin?
If Russian President Vladimir Putin were replaced by another politician in the Kremlin, Russia‘s foreign policy would not change, most Lithuanians think. […]
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Lithuania to focus on Ukraine’s human rights situation at UN Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council holds its 27th regular session from 8 to 26 September in Geneva. During the session, Lithuania and other member states of the European Union will pay particular attention to the human rights situation in Ukraine and the Middle East – Syria, the occupied Palestinian territory and Iraq – as well as the right to liberty, development and privacy in the digital age, non-discrimination on grounds such as race and gender, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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Donetsk residents seek shelter as rights group says it has evidence of Russian involvement in conflict
Explosions and smoke billowing on the horizon in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs sees abduction in Estonia as provocation
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevčius says that the abduction of an Estonian security officer to Russia is an arrogant provocation and a reminder for the Baltic states to stay alert. […]
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Estonian Security Police officer forcefully abducted and taken to Russia
Officer was abducted on gunpoint and taken to Russia by unidentified persons, Estonian officials have announced. […]
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Estonia to host NATO cyber training field
In the NATO summit in Wales, Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser signed on Thursday an agreement of common intentions with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Jean-Paul Palomeros to start preparing for creating a NATO cyber practice field in Estonia, Postimees Online reports. […]
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French president offers conditions for warship delivery to Russia
French President François Hollande sits down with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko at the NATO summit in Wales after he moved to suspend delivery of a warship built for Russia amid the ongoing battle for control for Ukraine‘s east. […]