Estonian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban the country's large Russian minority and other non-EU residents from voting in local elections, as the Baltic state warily eyes Moscow.

The amendment was proposed in response to security concerns over Russia's war in Ukraine. Estonia has been a steadfast supporter of Kyiv since the invasion in February 2022.

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The other half of a former Russian authorities and ally of President Vladimir Putin charged in the U.K. with dodging sanctions tearfully took to the stand in London on Wednesday, with her husband looking on.Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, 47, looked noticeably distressed as she told the court how she thought her relationship with Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, would founder as
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Russian state energy huge Gazprom is going through a significant restructuring as it faces its worst financial crisis in years, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, pointing out the company's 2024 improvement presentation.Once Russia's most profitable business, Gazprom published a bottom line of around $7 billion in 2023-- its very first because 1999-- after Europe slas
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The Russian Orthodox Church revealed a monument in Yekaterinburg today commemorating a recent military operation versus Ukrainian forces in the southwestern Kursk region.The monument, made from an area of a gas pipeline, is part of a picture exhibit celebrating Operation Pipeline, throughout which hundreds of Russian special forces crawled 16
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The European Union stated Wednesday that it would not lift or modify sanctions on Russia unless Moscow agrees to unconditionally withdraw its forces from Ukraine.Russia is seeking sanctions relief as part of a Black Sea ceasefire offer gone over with U.S. authorities in Saudi Arabia today. The Kremlin states the agreement can participate in force just
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The Kremlin on Wednesday condemned the arrest of the leader of Moldova's semi-autonomous Gagauz region, calling it a political relocation targeted at reducing opposition to the nation's pro-EU president.Moldovan police arrested Gagauz leader Evghenia Gutul at Chisinau International Airport late Tuesday, putting her in custody for 72 hours. A Moldovan
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