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Small EU country becomes Russia’s biggest whisky supplier – media
Latvia became Russia’s top whisky supplier last year despite Western sanctions, RIA Novosti has reported  RTTue, 20 Feb 2024 How Eurobonds to Arm Ukraine May Strip EU Members of Sovereignty
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has proposed issuing €100 billion ($107.8 billion) in Eurobonds to boost Europe's defense industries. Is the plan realistic, and what risks does it carry?Sputnik Mon, 19 Feb 2024 Admitting Ukraine Into NATO Risks World War III — Italian Foreign MinisterThe European Union (EU) has flirted with the idea of Kiev becoming its member for over a decade, ignoring Russia's proposal to keep Ukraine as a neutral buffer state and doubling down on the bloc's "open door" policy.Sputnik Sun, 18 Feb 2024 Western sanctions ‘ineffective’ – EU state’s president
Macroeconomic indicators signal that the sanctions on Russia are not working, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says RTSun, 18 Feb 2024 Letting Ukraine Join EU Would Strike ‘Fatal Blows’ to Polish Agriculture, Ex-PM WarnsPoland’s political class has been at the forefront of EU and NATO’s efforts to absorb Ukraine into the West’s orbit, actively supporting the 2014 Euromaidan coup, and sending military and economic aid to Kiev for NATO’s proxy war against Russia. But many ordinary Poles are weary of the impact these policies have on their economic well-being.Sputnik Sat, 17 Feb 2024 Germany blocked EU boss’ NATO bid - Welt
Ursula von der Leyen is too hawkish on Russia for the job, Olaf Scholz reportedly told the White House RTSat, 17 Feb 2024 EU state legalizes deportation of Russians
Moscow has slammed Latvia’s decision to deport Russian nationals who fail to pass a language test as “inhumane” RTFri, 16 Feb 2024 EU country begins seizing Russian cars
Latvia plans to hand seized Russian-registered cars to Ukraine, the Baltic nation’s Transport Ministry has said RTThu, 15 Feb 2024 Russian army stronger than before Ukraine conflict – EU state
Russia has improved its military capabilities and gained experience while fighting Ukraine, a Lithuanian official has said RTThu, 15 Feb 2024 EU state’s PM pushes law to destroy Soviet WWII monuments  
Estonia’s Kaja Kallas has called for a law to be expedited authorizing the removal of Soviet WWII memorials from public spaces  RTWed, 14 Feb 2024 EU needs own nukes – MEP
The US nuclear umbrella can’t be taken for granted, so European NATO members should get their own atomic weapons, Katarina Barley has said RTTue, 13 Feb 2024 PM of EU state says complaining has made the country poorer
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas claims an excessive emphasis on grievances by the public has only made the country poorer RTTue, 13 Feb 2024 Russia issues arrest warrant for EU state’s PM
Russian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Estonia’s Kaja Kallas over the destruction of Soviet war memorials RTTue, 13 Feb 2024 Ukraine should be a ‘buffer zone’ – EU state’s PM
Ukraine should be neutral territory between the West and Russia as Moscow would never tolerate it as NATO member, Viktor Orban has said RTSun, 11 Feb 2024 EU state putting ‘psychological pressure’ on Russian residents – Moscow
The Estonian authorities are pressuring Russian residents into skipping the upcoming presidential election, Moscow’s envoy claims RTSat, 10 Feb 2024 EU nation kicks out Orthodox Church leader
Tallinn has forced Metropolitan Eugene, the leader of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, to leave the country RTWed, 07 Feb 2024 US warns EU state about glorifying Holocaust perpetrators
US Ambassador in Lithuania Kara McDonald has commented on that country’s continued lionization of Holocaust perpetrator Juozas Krikstaponis RTTue, 06 Feb 2024 EU state bans soldiers from visiting Russia and China
Lithuania has banned its military and security personnel from visiting Russia, Belarus and China over espionage concerns RTFri, 26 Jan 2024 Anti-Russian leader a favorite for top EU job – Politico
Estonian PM Kaja Kallas is likely to become the bloc’s new foreign policy chief, according to rumors in Brussels RTThu, 18 Jan 2024 West offering Ukraine 'half-baked' defense promises – Lavrov
The West doesn’t truly wish to see Kiev as a member of NATO or the EU, claimed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov RTThu, 18 Jan 2024 EU state's expulsion of elderly Russians a ‘security threat’ – Putin
Vladimir Putin has linked the actions of Baltic states to Ukraine’s treatment of Russian-speakers after the 2014 coup RTWed, 17 Jan 2024 Ukrainian men in EU are ‘cowards’ – Estonian MEP
Europe must help Ukraine return those who fled the conflict with Russia to the front lines, Jaak Madison has said RTTue, 16 Jan 2024 EU state seeks to deport visually impaired elderly Russian woman – embassy
72-year-old woman threatened with deportation from Latvia, Russian diplomats have said RTTue, 16 Jan 2024 EU state makes U-turn on extraditing Ukrainian draft dodgers
Estonia won’t be handing potential conscripts back over to Ukraine, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says RTSun, 14 Jan 2024 EU state’s police issue caution over Russian TV series
Police in Latvia have reportedly warned dozens of schools about the popularity of a Russian TV series RTThu, 11 Jan 2024 EU Brainstorms Way to Blame Russia for Bloc's Own Crushing Tariffs Against Ukraine2023 witnessed the limits of the EU 'solidarity' with Kiev amid the ongoing NATO proxy war against Russia, with several Eastern European countries placing severe restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural exports in a bid to protect local farmers. The dispute escalated after Poland’s president compared Ukraine to a “drowning man.”Sputnik Tue, 09 Jan 2024 Germany Singlehandedly Pays for ‘Half’ of All EU Aid to Ukraine, Minister RevealsOfficially, Germany has spent about €17.1 billion (US$18.7 Bln) on military assistance to Kiev for NATO’s ongoing proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, with an additional €3.83 billion (US$4.2 Bln) committed to economic and humanitarian assistance. Unofficially, the figure may be over three times that.Sputnik Mon, 08 Jan 2024 Ukraine not welcome in NATO and EU – former Zelensky adviser
The West will not launch war with Russia for the sake of Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, Aleksey Arestovich said RTFri, 05 Jan 2024 EU state blocks access to Russian internet giant
Yandex has been prohibited from operating in Latvia due to Western sanctions RTFri, 29 Dec 2023 EU state sends $1 million worth of drunk drivers’ cars to Ukraine – media
Latvia has delivered nearly 300 vehicles confiscated from drunk drivers to Ukraine, according to a local media outlet RTMon, 25 Dec 2023 Moscow hits out at ‘caveman Russophobia’
Moscow has slammed an Estonian politician’s proposal to disallow voting at Russian embassies in the EU for the presidential election RTSun, 24 Dec 2023 EU nation willing to hunt down Ukrainian draft dodgers
Estonia is ready to extradite Ukrainian men fit for military duty back to their home country, the interior minister has said RTSat, 23 Dec 2023 EU state’s leader pledges to block Ukraine’s NATO bid
Slovakia will block Ukraine’s membership in the US-led bloc as this would trigger World War III, PM Robert Fico has said RTWed, 20 Dec 2023 EU state to expel 1,000 Russians – official
Russians who failed to comply with demands by Latvian authorities will be given 30 days to leave the country, an official has said RTMon, 18 Dec 2023 EU state threatens to block fellow member's NATO bid
Hungary will veto Bulgaria’s entry into the Schengen area unless Sofia scraps its transit tax on Russian gas, FM Peter Szijjarto has warned RTSun, 17 Dec 2023 Cinemas in EU state boycott Hayao Miyazaki movie over ‘Russia links’ – media
Lithuania’s cinemas have announced that they will not show the latest Hayao Miyazaki movie over its distributor’s alleged links to Russia RTThu, 14 Dec 2023 Nord Stream Pipelines Were Likely Blown Up by US - PutinIn September 2022, the Nord Stream pipelines, built to deliver gas under the Baltic Sea from Russia to the EU, were hit by explosions, which Moscow called an act of terrorism.Sputnik Thu, 14 Dec 2023 EU state claims fellow member is ‘against Europe’
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has criticized Hungary for its stance on Ukraine and other European issues RTMon, 11 Dec 2023 EU leaders panicking over potential Trump return – NYT
EU diplomats are concerned that former US President Donald Trump could pull out of NATO if elected next year, the New York Times reports RTSat, 09 Dec 2023 Former NATO chief urges EU to square up to China
China taking control of Taiwan will cause “severe damage” to the EU’s economy, former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned RTTue, 05 Dec 2023 Germany's Baerbock Accused of 'Driving Europe Into Abyss' For 'Ukraine’s Future Lies in EU' ClaimGerman Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has fervently supported Ukrainian membership of the EU. Claiming that it is in the bloc’s own geopolitical interest, she has been obtusely dismissive of the devastating blowback that the continent’s countries have suffered for supporting NATO’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.Sputnik Thu, 30 Nov 2023 NATO state has earned $31 billion from Ukraine conflict – media
Norway’s gas export revenues have soared as a result of a Russian supply shortage to the EU, NRK reports RTWed, 29 Nov 2023 Ukraine will ‘strengthen EU’ – German FM
The EU and NATO will continue to back Ukraine as it is in their “geopolitical interest,” Germany's top diplomat has said RTSun, 26 Nov 2023 Russia Points to Danger of EU Scheme to Retrieve WWII Chemical Weapons Dumped in Baltic SeaAfter the conclusion of World War II in 1945, the victorious Allied powers chose to dispose of large amounts of chemical munitions by sinking them in the Baltic Sea.Sputnik Fri, 24 Nov 2023 EU state’s president slaps down minister over Russia claims
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has chastised Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis for claiming that Russian attack is imminent RTThu, 23 Nov 2023 It Keeps Growing and Growing: Ukraine's National Debt in Decade Since Maidan CoupTuesday marked the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Euromaidan protests in central Kiev, which culminated in the February 2014 coup d'etat which brought radical pro-EU and pro-NATO politicians to power and plunged the country into a decade-long debacle of crisis, conflict, and growing debt.Sputnik Tue, 21 Nov 2023 Euromaidan Ten Years On: Color Revolution That Brought Ukraine to Ruin
Tuesday is the 10th anniversary of the start of the Euromaidan (lit. "Euro Square") protests in Kiev. In February 2014, the unrest culminated in the ouster of Ukraine’s government, and its replacement with a fanatically pro-US, pro-EU, pro-NATO regime hostile to Russia. What did protesters want? And what did ordinary Ukrainians ultimately get?Sputnik Tue, 21 Nov 2023 EU Countries Purchase Over $6.6Bln of Russian LNG From Jan to Sept - Report
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - European Union member states, including Estonia, Lithuania, France, Spain and others, purchased Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth 6.1 billion euros ($6.6 billion) in the first nine months of 2023, despite intentions to abandon buying Russian fuel, The Telegraph newspaper reported, citing Eurostat data.Sputnik Sun, 19 Nov 2023 EU nations ‘not happy’ about paying for Ukraine – Latvian FM
Former Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins discussed the cost of the Ukraine conflict with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus RTWed, 15 Nov 2023 NATO state accuses EU of double standards
Türkiye has condemned a European Union report accusing the country of human rights abuses and poor judicial protections RTFri, 10 Nov 2023
“In the ‘Truth’ there is no news,
in the ‘News’ there is no truth.”
Soviet era aphorism about the newspapers Pravda (Truth) and Izvestiya (News).
“The jealous and intolerant eye of the Kremlin can distinguish, in the end, only vassals and enemies, and the neighbors of Russia, if they do not wish to be one, must reconcile themselves to being the other.” — George F. Kennan (1904–2005)
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