Section: Estonia
Experts: Becoming a temporary Security Council member may not be worth the effort
One example of a temporary council member gaining from its position is Lithuania, which was on the council in 2014 and 2015. When Russian forces occupied Crimea, Lithuania was able to call a meeting of the UN’s General Assembly and put the matter on the agenda. …read more Source:...
Rõivas meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas (Reform) met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday. At the meeting they discussed the UN’s role in ongoing conflicts around the world, among them its work in Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source:...
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers to receive treatment in Estonia
Over the next two months, a total of ten members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wounded in battle will arrive in Estonia for treatment and rehabilitation. …read more Source:...
Estonia compiles Savchenko List
Estonia is compiling a list of people connected to the imprisonment of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in Russia who will be denied entry to the country, confirmed Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Kaljurand. …read more Source:...
Latvia and Ukraine blacklist actor in ‘The Bridge’ remake
Latvia and Ukraine have blacklisted Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov, who will play one of the lead roles in a version of the crime drama television series ‘The Bridge’ set on the Narva River bridge between Estonia and Russia. …read more Source:...
Investigative Committee of Russia: trading Savchenko for a Russian feasible
It may be possible to trade Ukrainian air force pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Russia in late March, for a Russian imprisoned in Ukraine, Investigative Committee of Russia spokesman Vladimir Markin said today. …read more Source:...
Russian court announces guilty verdict for Savchenko
A Russian court has found Ukrainian pilot and Verkhovna Rada deputy Nadiya Savchenko guilty of charges filed against her. …read more Source:...
Riigikogu releases statement in support of illegally detained Ukrainian MP Nadiya Savchenko
“The Riigikogu expresses deep concern over the fate of Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Member Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured in Ukraine and is being illegally detained in Russia, and calls for her release,” the statement read. …read more Source:...
Ukraine claims Viking-era sword confiscated by Estonian customs
Customs officers confiscated a Viking-era sword that they had found inspecting a Russian truck on Tuesday. Today the Ukrainian ambassador turned to the Estonian authorities with the request not to return the sword to Russia. …read more Source:...
Estonian court annuls extradition of alleged Ukrainian separatist
The Tallinn Administrative Court decided on Wednesday to annul the decision of the Government to extradite Vladimir Poljakov to Ukraine. Poljakov is suspected of having fought in the ranks of the separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
