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Poland to deploy new military division on Russian border
A new armed forces division is to be created in eastern Poland, as announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak on Thursday, during the annual meeting between the defense department and the army command.
According to him, in order to strengthen Poland’s eastern flank, there are plans to partially “relocate forces from the west to the east”. “I plan to create a new division of the professional army in the east,” Błaszczak emphasized. He also noted that Poland hopes to increase the …
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Estonian prime minister cancels his visit to Russia after Skripal poisoning
Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas has decided not to visit Russia this spring on account of the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, announced Estonian government spokesperson Urmas Seaver, as cited by the Estonian news outlet Postimees.
According to Seaver, the organizers of Estonia’s 100 year anniversary celebrations suggested that the prime minister take part in the Estonian culture days in Krasnoyarsk between May 16-21. However, in light of the developments surrounding Skripal, …
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Khodorkovsky claims Putin is involved in Skripal poisoning
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an oppositionist who lives in Switzerland said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for the poisoning of former British spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. "Putin ordered this done. That or he lost control of the special services, which is also likely," Khodorkovsky said on Tuesday, March 13, on German public-service television channel ZDF.
Former Russian intelligence agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia were found unconscious in Salisbury. England …
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Putin’s critic found dead in London
Nikolai Glushkov, a Russian businessman, former deputy director of Aeroflot, and a staunch critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government was found dead in his London home on March 12. London police have classified his death as unexplained.
Although his name is not mentioned in the police department’s statement, the BBC confirms that he is indeed the person discovered dead. Glushkov was a former associate of Boris Berezovsky, another steadfast critic of Putin who had also died in …
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Estonia joins opponents of Nord Stream 2 pipeline
The Estonian Parliament has joined a statement by Latvia, Lithuania and Poland opposing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as announced by the speaker of the Estonian parliament, Eiki Nestor, reports Delfi.
"Estonia considers Nord Stream 2 a political project. We wish that the Council of the European Union start discussions on updating the Gas Directive as soon as possible," Nestor said.
The Speaker recalled that the amendments proposed by the European Union states that all …