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Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2022

EU threatens sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy sectors in event of Ukraine invasion

EU sanctions would target Russia’s financial and energy sectors if Moscow opts to invade Ukraine, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday. The UK, US and Estonia also urged their nationals to leave Ukraine as Russia prepared to hold fresh military exercises near the two countries’ border and…

France 24 · Feb 11, 2022

Commentary: Not all Russians buy Putin’s warmongering

MOSCOW — In May 1993, Estonia’s first post-Soviet leader Lennart Meri — a wise man with bitter experience of life in the Soviet Union — told the visiting U.S. deputy secretary of state that Estonia urgently needed to join NATO. It was, he said, the only guarantee that Russia wouldn’t…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2022

US military aid arrives in Ukraine amid Russia border tensions

Tens of thousands of Russian troops are amassed at the Ukraine border, escalating tensions with NATO countries.

Al Jazeera · Jan 22, 2022

Baltic nations to ship Washington-endorsed arms to Ukraine

The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine in a move that Washington says it is fully endorsing amid Kyiv’s escalating tensions with Russia

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2022

Wildcard Maddison Inglis goes down in three sets to Kaia Kanepi at Australian Open

Australia's Maddison Inglis shows plenty of fight but can't get past Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi, who wins their third-round match in three sets.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2022

Jio, Estonia's University of Oulu sign agreement for collaboration on 6G technology

NEW DELHI: Jio's Estonia arm and University of Oulu have signed an agreement to collaborate for development of 6G technology as well as to foster entrepreneurship.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

U.S. clears Baltic states to send U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine

The U.S. State Department has cleared Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send U.S.-made missiles and other weapons to Ukraine, three sources familiar with the decision said, as President Joe Biden predicted Russia would move on Ukraine.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022