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Estonia to spend 70 million euros on construction of wall along border with Russia
The Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs, Hanno Pevkur, stated that Estonia will spend over 70 million euro on the construction of a high-tech wall on the border with Russia, Postimees reports.
"The total cost of the construction of the technological border will tentatively exceed 70 million euro. Our goal is to complete the construction of the border infrastructure by the centennial of the Estonian Republic which will be celebrated in 2018," Pevkur said during a speech on Friday at the …
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Polish citizen known for spreading Russian propaganda was denied entry into Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine prohibited the entry of Tomasz Maciejczuk, who is well-known for his participation in spreading Russian propaganda in Europe, into Ukraine for five years, as Maciejczuk wrote on his Facebook page.
“This morning, I came to the Polish-Ukrainian border in Dorohusk. The border guard took my passport and checked the information in the computer. I was invited into the office and told that I’m banned from entering Ukraine for five years. The ban was issue by the …
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Obama and Kerry to attend NATO summit in Warsaw
The US State Department confirmed that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry will both attend the forthcoming NATO Summit in Warsaw in July, Radio Polsha reported.
In his letter to the Polish people on the 225th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Poland, Kerry wrote that he and Obama will visit Poland during the NATO summit, which will be an opportunity "to show the strength of the North Atlantic Alliance and to strengthen the union during these difficult …
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Estonia warns NATO of possible surveillance by Russian drones
The Estonian Security Police are concerned about the possible operations of the Russian Special Forces. The agency has already informed NATO that their neighbor is watching the country using unmanned aircraft.
The Security Police sent the Alliance a report on the week-long command-staff exercise, Trident Jaguar, completed on April 27th. “Over the past two days, starting April 22nd, drones were seen near the Ämari Air Base and at a military base in the south east of the country,” the report …
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Finnish President: Finland's decision to join NATO will be decided by a referendum
The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, who is in favor of maintaining the present non-aligned policy, noted that the issue on the country entering NATO should be put to a national referendum.
Commenting on the report of the international expert group about the consequences of NATO entry for the country, published on Friday, he stated in an interview with Yle that Russia sees NATO as a threat, which was also outlined in the report.
“They don’t want this threat to reach their borders,” the …