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Relatives demand answers on whereabouts of Russian soldiers in Ukraine

August 29, 2014 Reuters 0

Outside 331 Paratroopers Regiment, in the Russian city of Kostroma, mothers, wives and relatives wait for news of their loved ones – Russian servicemen said to be detained in Ukraine. […]

Estonia: Russia should admit it’s party to the war in Ukraine

August 29, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Russia should admit that it is directly taking part of the conflict in East Ukraine, Urmas Paet, the Estonian Foreign Minister, said Thursday. […]

300 Estonian soldiers helping to safeguard Obama

August 29, 2014 Silver Tambur 0

Three hundred members from the Estonian Defence Forces and Defence League will be providing additional security during the US President Barack Obama‘s visit to Estonia on 2 and 3 September. The operation will cost half a million euros. […]

Ukrainian PM: “Russian military boots are on Ukrainian ground”

August 29, 2014 Reuters 0

Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk says Russian troops are now on Ukrainian soil. […]

Putin’s adviser says Russia invaded Ukraine

August 29, 2014 Reuters 0

In the contested Ukrainian city of Donetsk, the evidence of yet more heavy shelling is everywhere. […]

Lithuanian ambassador to Ukraine: Russia only understands the language of force

August 29, 2014 BNS 0

The West should respond to Russia‘s direct military invasion in Ukraine by continued stronger sanctions, but the most efficient language should be “from the position of force,” says Lithuania’s Ambassador to Ukraine Petras Vaitiekūnas. […]

Lithuanian political scientists don’t expect West providing military aid to Ukraine

August 29, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian political scientists say that Western countries probably will not provide broad military assistance to Ukraine even amid clear Russian invasion. […]

UN Security Council to hold meeting on Ukraine

August 28, 2014 BNS 0

The United Nations Security Council is holding a meeting on Thursday to address the situation in Ukraine, as requested by Lithuania, spokeswoman for the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry confirmed to BNS. […]

Lithuanian president: Russian invasion jeopardizes Ukraine’s future and international peace

August 28, 2014 BNS 0

Russia‘s military invasion jeopardizes Ukraine‘s survival, international peace and security, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė stated on Thursday. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister says West should give military assistance to Ukraine

August 28, 2014 BNS 0

The West should consider rendering military assistance to Ukraine in the wake of the military aggression launched by Russia, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Thursday. […]

Russian invasion in Ukraine: The Kremlin has revealed its cards

August 28, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Russia‘s armed forces invaded Ukraine from the coast of the Sea of Azov for a reason – in order to cut out a land corridor to Crimea. According to reports, Russian forces have taken the coastal town of Novoazovsk and are to move forward towards Mariupol and Volnovakha. […]

Russian army is invading Ukraine “in several directions”

August 28, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine and are advancing in several directions, according to Zoryan Shkiryak, adviser to the minister of the interior of Ukraine. […]

Lithuania condemns Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine

August 28, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday called the existing situation in Ukraine “an obvious military invasion by the armed forces of the Russian Federation” and called on Russia to withdraw its troops. […]

Bulgaria feels threatened by Russia’s information war

August 27, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Bulgaria is in information war with Russia, says Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry report “Outlook 2020: Bulgaria and NATO in European defence”, published on the ministry website. […]

Third-country citizens seek job opportunities in Latvia

August 27, 2014 The Baltic Course 0

Third-country citizens increasingly often choose job opportunities in Latvia. Furthermore, a majority of them are doing so intending to reside in Latvia for longer periods of time, as data provided by the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs indicates. […]

Latvian State Audit: Port managers have forgotten that ports are national property

August 27, 2014 Baltic News Network 0

The fight between Latvian State Audit and managements of the largest Latvian ports has been going on for more than three years. The SA notes that the endless port sorting expectation continues in Latvia. In order to put an end to it, Transport Ministry must introduce regulations regarding the payment of fees for the use of port infrastructure on a legislative level. […]

China possible new market for Estonian agricultural products

August 27, 2014 Silver Tambur 0

The Estonian Minister of Agriculture Ivari Padar met with Mr QU Zhe, the Chinese Ambassador to Estonia, to discuss the possible import of Estonian food products into China. […]

Banks lower Estonia’s 2014 growth estimate

August 27, 2014 Baltic Business News 0

Swedbank has lowered its forecast of Estonia‘s economic growth in 2014 by 1 percentage point to 0.8 percent. […]

Lithuanian ambassador in Moscow: Russia seeks diversification of food imports

August 27, 2014 BNS 0

Russia is encouraging consumption of domestically produced goods and is seeking to diversify imports from countries not covered by its import embargo, Lithuania’s ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday, adding that food product prices in Russia have already increased 5-6 percent and are set to rise even further. […]

Fighting rages as Russia and Ukrainian leaders hold talks

August 27, 2014 Reuters 0

After months of violence, the fighting rages on in eastern Ukraine. […]