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    2 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    “Because of the openly hostile line of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, all interstate, interdepartmental, regional and sectoral ties with Russia have been severed,” said Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharov on Sunday.

    “We will also respond to the hostile actions of the Baltic states with asymmetrical measures, primarily in the economic and transit spheres,” Zakharov detailed.

    Ex-Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev claimed last year the Baltic countries belong to Russia, saying they had “soiled themselves” over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

    It pointed to an “intensifying campaign” of “disinformation, sabotage, acts of violence, cyber and electronic interference… and other hybrid operations” against members of the 32-state military alliance.

    Estonia’s foreign minister Margus Tsahkna exclusively told Euronews in September that he was “concerned” about possible hybrid attacks from Russia.

    Supports of the moves say they are a painful reminder of Soviet occupation and should be taken away to show solidarity with Kyiv amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.


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