Estonia president backs Soviet memorial
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President Toomas Hendrik Ilves vetoed legislation Thursday calling for the removal of a Soviet war memorial from the capital, saying the measure violated the constitution.
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Estonian lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill calling for the removal of a Soviet war memorial, ignoring Moscow's warning of "irreversible consequences" for relations between the two countries.
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Estonia passes a law banning monuments that glorify Soviet rule, risking further tension with Russia.
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Officials from eastern Estonia made a serious case for Russian businesses to invest in their region, offering ready access to EU markets and low percentage bank loans as an incentive.
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President Putin offers guarded support for Iran's divisive nuclear programme after talks in Tehran.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  paid his respects on Tuesday to millions of people killed under  Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and called for the country to  unite to prevent a repeat of its tragic past.
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Estonia on Tuesday reburied the remains of eight Soviet soldiers exhumed from a war grave in a move that sparked deadly riots and infuriated neighboring Russia.
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Finland supports Russia's quest for its citizens to have easier access to all European Union countries, Finnish President Tarja Halonen said Tuesday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, speaks with Andrus Ansip, Estonian Prime Minister, during a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec.Comment
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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said the high percentage of votes in favor of the referendum showed that the people supported Belarus course.
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Estonia on Tuesday reburied the remains of eight Soviet soldiers whose exhumation from a war grave had sparked deadly riots and infuriated neighboring Russia.The eight white caskets were lowered into new ground at the Defense Forces cemetery in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, foreign diplomats and World War II veterans.'We have fulfilled our duty and given these soldiers their final resting place,' Aaviksoo said after the hour-long ceremony. He said he hoped the reburial would prevent Russia from using the war grave issue in the future 'for provocations against the Republic of Estonia.' Read more
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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga says she will attend celebrations in Moscow marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the World War II.
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Estonia will tighten security at its borders ahead of a visit to the Baltic state and its neighbours of Queen Elizabeth II, the interior ministry has said.
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MINSK, Belarus  - Belarussian President Alexander  Lukashenko, seen in the West as Europe's last hard-line leader,  expressed delight Monday at an endorsement of his plan to stay  in power and said he saw no reason to alter policy.
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Russia on Monday sharply criticized a monument honoring Estonians who fought in the German army against Soviet troops during World War II, calling it a disgraceful glorification of Nazis and urging the European Union and NATO to take notice.
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has invited his Latvian and Estonian counterparts to come to Moscow for celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
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Russia's president attends a memorial service for victims of Stalin's purges, 70 years after their height.