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President Obama to meet Estonian and US soldiers in Tallinn

Barack Obama will meet Estonian servicemen and American paratroopers during his visit to Estonia on Wednesday. […]

Refugee camp in Georgia
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Kremlin said to be developing plan for partitioning Georgia

Since the start of this year, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has invaded Ukraine, annexed Crimea and pushed for Ukraine’s “federalization.” The severe international concern caused by these actions was further compounded last month (August 2014) by Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s statement in Yalta that after Moscow subdues Ukraine, it will move against other post-Soviet countries in order to rebuild the Russian Empire. Not surprisingly, many countries in the region have thus been forced to consider where the Kremlin might move next and what means it might employ against them—from demands for “federalization” to open aggression. […]

President Joachim Gauck of Germany and President Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland commemorate the start of World War Two
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History lessons as Poland and Germany mark start of Second World War

On 1 September, in 1939, without a declaration of war a German battleship opened fire on a Polish garrison. […]

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Estonia to present five requests at NATO summit

Estonia‘s main policy objective at the NATO summit in Wales on Thursday will be the continuation of allied presence on Estonian soil, writes Eesti Päevaleht on Monday. […]

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Ukrainian Embassy in Vilnius publishes facts proving Russia’s deep involvement in eastern Ukraine

The Ukrainian Embassy in Lithuania has published information proving that the Ukrainian state border and airspace have been violated by Russia‘s Armed Forces and that the positions of Ukrainian troops and border guards as well as civilian settlements have been under fire and shelling from the Russian territory, and have been under attack in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian groups and mercenaries armed by the Russian Federation. […]

Ukraine's Ambassador to Lithuania Valery Zhovtenko
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Ukraine’s ambassador to Vilnius: EU should be on active side of “gas war”, not its victim

Ukraine will never accept the loss of Crimea. Valery Zhovtenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Lithuania, said in the exclusive interview to ELTA news agency that only negotiation measures would be used to solve the issue of Crimea. In case it fails, the issue should be taken to international court, whereas the option to use military force is not being considered. […]

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Lithuanian president expresses support to Ukraine

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has expressed support to Ukraine‘s actions to defend the country against a direct military invasion, adding that the country can count on Lithuania’s assistance within the European Union and NATO. […]