Illegal Migration, Drug Trafficking Greatest Organized Crime Threats To Baltic States
Illegal Migration, Drug Trafficking Greatest Organized Crime Threats To Baltic States.
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Illegal Migration, Drug Trafficking Greatest Organized Crime Threats To Baltic States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t formally said he will stand for reelection in March, but his campaign appeared well under way this week as he unveiled a new monthly payout for firstborn babies. Russia Says Technology Will Overcome Demographic Decline Addressing a Kremlin council tasked with implementing a five-year National…
Saakashvili Calls For New Maidan Protest Camp.
Image by Afonin A mild early start to the Russian winter bodes well for a banner crop of wheat as Russia tries to maintain its role as the world’s biggest exporter of grains. No cold snaps are expected and snow conditions are favorable. “We have a fairly snowy winter for…
Image by Kremlin.ru Russian President Vladimir Putin made the first appearance ever for a Russian President to the Russian Orthodox Church Congress of top clerics in a drive for even tighter relations with the Orthodox Church. The convention occurs every four years. This year the gathering is taking place in…
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next week in Vienna on the sidelines of an OSCE event. The conflict in Syria, and the simmering war in the Donbass region of East Ukraine will be on the agenda. Pro-Russian Rebels Declare New State Of…
Russian Orthodox Church assumes that the remains unearthed near the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and thought to belong to the Romanov royal family might be genuine and if the investigators provide irrefutable proof, the Church is ready to recognize them as such, Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Church’s External…
Screenshot RFERL The father of a slain son detonated two hand grenades during a court session in the East Ukrainian town of Nikopol this week, killing the father and one of the three defendants. Two others on trial, along with multiple court workers and spectators were also injured and taken…
U.S. Talks With Russia About Military Partnership In Afghanistan War.
The brain drain in the Baltics after labor migration opened up inside the European Union has been pronounced. Latvia itself has lost a fifth of its population in 25 years since the fall of the Soviet Union. The region has struggled to maintain talent and a sufficient labor force to…