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OSLO, Norway: PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that the government is in the process of finalising legal procedures regarding land and immigration issues before granting special status to Tanzanians residing abroad. Addressing Tanzanians living in Norway and neighbouring countries during her state visit to the Nordic country, President Samia emphasised the government’s commitment to

Russia has put Kaja Kallas, the prime minister of Estonia, on a wanted list for destroying Soviet-era war memorials after the invasion of Ukraine.

A group of Nordic and Baltic countries, together with Czechia, have called on the European Commission to prepare a proposal for new sectoral sanctions against Russia and further curtail trade with the aggressor country.

High-ranking lawmakers from Northern European and Baltic countries, who visited Washington on Thursday, 8 February, have expressed concern over what they consider a lack of urgency or a clear strategy from the United States regarding assistance to Ukraine in countering Russian invasion.

Russia is testing its warfare capabilities on neighboring countries, likely ahead of a confrontation with NATO, a top military commander said.

Alexander Lukashenko, self-proclaimed President of Belarus, has claimed at the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine and Baltic countries "could cooperate with Russia instead of 'seeking better life abroad'".

The Baltic countries support the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian grain in the EU's new package of sanctions. Source: TV3.lt, citing Marius Skuodis, Minister of Transport and Communication of Lithuania, after his meeting with Latvian and Estonian counterparts On 17 January, Skuodis reportedly discussed the issue of strengthening sanctions against Russia and Belarus with Kristen Michal, Estonia's Minister of Climate, and Kaspars Briškens, Latvia's Minister of Transport.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin continues to show that Russia is not interested in serious peace negotiations with Ukraine and remains steadfast in its aggressive intentions towards the Baltic countries, according to a new report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) dated Jan. 16.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sets conditions for future escalations in the Baltic countries as part of the alleged plan to weaken the NATO alliance, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Jan. 16 assessment.

"In January, we will again send ammunition, generators, detonation systems, and in February - M-577 armored personnel carriers," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced during the press conference.