By Jack Stubbs
An Estonian police officer, allegedly abducted by Russia in a cross-border raid, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, further stoking tensions between Moscow and the former Soviet republic.
Russia arrested Eston Kohver on espionage charges in September last year, saying the Estonian was caught on Russian territory, but Tallin maintains he was taken at gunpoint at a border crossing.
The sentence will put further strain on already frayed relations between the two countries, which have deteriorated since Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year.
“I strongly condemn (the) verdict on Eston Kohver; his illegal detention constitutes a …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
