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Estonian Foreign Policy in the Pandemic: Interview with Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets 03.Jun.2021 9:00 AM . 7 min read Estonia has a reputation for being one of the most digitized societies in the world. How has this impacted your foreign policy approach, especially your promotion of human rights, free speech, and privacy in the digital sphere? The protection and promotion of human rights, including freedom of expression, is an integral part of Estonia’s foreign policy...

Personnel from the Russian Federation have begun an inspection of a military area in Estonia, under the terms of an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) agreement.

Friday, 28 May 2021, 13:20 U.S. urges Russia to recommit to OSCE-brokered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine 28.05.2021 11:37 Ukrinform The United States calls on Russia to end armed provocations in eastern Ukraine and recommit to the OSCE-brokered ceasefire. Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Mission to the OSCE Courtney Austrian said this at an online meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, May 27, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “It is important we remember Ukrainian sold...

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 11:49 Blinken, Lavrov talk about escalation on Ukraine’s border – Department of State 20.05.2021 09:34 Ukrinform Russia’s recent military buildup near Ukraines border and in occupied Crimea was one of the topics of talks between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. This was said in an official statement released by the U.S. Department of State following the meeting between Blinken and Lavrov on May 19, Ukrinform re...

Sunday, 23 May 2021, 07:13 U.S. at OSCE: Russia sends troops to Crimea despite claims of withdrawal 14.05.2021 10:40 Ukrinform Despite statements about the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine’s border, Russia recently transferred Air Assault units to Crimea, along with armored vehicles and artillery. Acting Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission to the OSCE Elisabeth Rosenstock-Siller said this during an online meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday, May 13, according to an Ukr...

Modern Diplomacy The peace and prosperity in Afghanistan have been a mere myth for decades. With a succession of invasion by a blood-ridden Taliban rule followed by a 2-decade long US invasion, the said country has seen little tranquillity when it comes to human rights and secure living. While the US vowed to ensure a democratic regime laced by a rule of law in Afghanistan, the withdrawal seems anti-climactic: especially after spending trillions of dollars and suffering thousands of soldiers in...

G7 FMs urge Ukraine to further progress in reforms 3 min read The foreign ministers of the G7 countries have called on Ukraine to make further progress on its internal reform program. "We support efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s democracy and institutions, and encourage Ukraine to make further progress on the reform agenda, namely on the rule of law, judicial reform, corporate governance, and in combatting corruption to strengthen their democracy, promote economic growth, and fulfil co...

The diplomats of the G7 countries reaffirmed their support for Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity LONDON, May 5. /TASS/. The Group of Seven has urged Russia to honor its OSCE obligations to ensure transparency of military activities, reads the joint statement adopted on Wednesday following a meeting of top diplomats of the G7 countries. The diplomats reaffirmed their support for Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity "within its internationally recognised borders ...

The US armed forces 1- The Anglo-Saxons have a hereditary enemy: the Russians. For them, Russians are despicable people, destined since Otto I (10th century) to be nothing but slaves, as their name indicates (‘Slavic’ means both ethnicity and slave). In the 20th century, they were against the USSR, allegedly because it was communist, and are now against Russia without knowing why. 2- Second adversary, enemies they have created for themselves by waging an "endless war" against them since Sep...

Will the Allies Have to Die for Kiev? The Ukrainian population is divided between a part of European culture and another of Russian culture. This singularity offers Washington a playground against Moscow. For several weeks now, the drums have been beating, sounding war. But none of the allies want to die for Kiev or sacrifice themselves to Russia. The US armed forces 1- The Anglo-Saxons have a hereditary enemy: the Russians. For them, Russians are despicable people, destined since Otto I (10th ...