The Kiev press is shocked: Pro-Russian forces are building up their positions in the Baltics
Kyiv, April 08 (PolitNavigator, Maxim Karpenko) – While the Baltic states and Poland criticize Russia and express support for Ukraine, pro-Russian parties are gaining more and more stable positions in these countries.
The Kiev newspaper Den draws attention to this trend.
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In particular, according to the publication, in the recent elections to the Estonian parliament, second place was taken by the Center Party, which previously signed a cooperation agreement with the pro-government United Russia.
“Its leader Edgar Savisaar called the referendum in Crimea legitimate a year ago. Moreover, compared to the 2011 elections, pro-Russian centrists received 1,5% more votes - the figure is supposedly miniscule, but it demonstrates the main thing - the GROWTH of support for pro-Russian political expansion even in a European country to which Russia makes territorial and other claims,” – the author of the article is indignant.
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