Section: Latvia
Ukraine releases key witness of MH17, Putin predicts near exchange of prisoners
People, who shot down over Ukraine’s east the MH17 passenger flight, killing 298 persons have not been convicted, yet a court has freed a separatist air defence specialist. Moscow has said in this context that a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia was near. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Finland introduces stricter visa requirements for Russians
Finland has put in place tougher visa requirements for Russian citizens. Helsinki explains this with bringing its position in line with Schengen rules, while a Russian diplomat feels the political background of the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Ukraine denies prisoner swap with Russia complete
The office of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has stated that talks to exchange prisoners with Russia are continuing despite earlier news that a swap had been performed. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Russia frees Ukrainian sailors, film-maker Sentsov in large swap
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged dozens of prisoners, including Ukrainian sailors and film-maker Oleg Sentsov from Russian prisons, Meduza news portal reports. …read more Source:: Baltic News...
Trump, Macron willing to readmit Russia to G7, despite Crimea annexation
The leaders of France and the United States have expressed their backing to readmitting Russia to the G7 conference of world powers in 2020, despite Ukraine’s Crimea still being held by Moscow, CNN reports. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Latvian Agriculture Ministry urges European Commission to monitor Ukrainian egg producers more closely
The Latvian Agriculture Ministry has called on the European Commission to monitor Ukrainian egg producers more closely in order to protect consumers in the European Union from salmonella infection, LETA was told at the ministry. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Estonia: The number of visitors from Finland was the lowest of recent years in the second quarter
Tourists from Finland were one third of all visitors, but the number of them was down. Foreign tourists spent 420 mln euros in Estonia while Estonian residents spent 300 mln euros abroad. The number of visits by tourists from Estonia to Ukraine rose notably. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union hosts camp from children from Eastern Ukraine – The Baltic Times
VILNIUS – The Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union is hosting a camp for 30 children from the conflict-torn Eastern Ukraine, the civilian parami…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
Estonia – no-country for Russian citizens from Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk
Russian passports of people from Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in Ukraine, which are illegally controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists, will not be recognised in Estonia, the Estonian Foreign Ministry has stated. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Estonia applies additional measure in response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine – The Baltic Times
TALLINN – The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday made the decision to not recognize the passports issued by the Russian Federat…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
