Traditional military training exercises “The Spring Storm” started on 3 May in the Western part of Estonia. The aim of the exercises is to work out the main methods of performing open battle as by regular units of the Estonian Defence Forces, as by the solders and officers from the reserve ranks, including the militarised regiment Kaitseliit. Information that such spring exercises are taking place annually for eight years in turn already was delivered to IA REGNUM NEWS at the Estonian Ministry of Defence.
It is supposed that the total number of participants in the military exercises will reach 3 500 persons. The end of exercises is planned for 23 May.
As reported by IA REGNUM NEWS earlier, military units of Latvia will participate in the eighth military training exercise “The Spring Storm” on the Estonian territory.
Material has been prepared by the Centre of Geopolitical Studies with reference to the article from «IА Regnum» of 03 05 2010
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine filed a lawsuit in the UN International Court of Justice against Russia within the framework of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, says the site of the Foreign Minister. This is done on the instructions of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, issued on 16 January.
For effective complex defence of Latvia, the establishment of a permanent division of the National Armed Forces has started in Latgale, reported the official website of the Ministry of Defence.
On 13 January a concert "Together to the victory" was held in Lithuania, where the audience decided to support Ukraine's defence and donated 110 thousand Euros.
Alexander Lukashenko on 9 January signed a decree № 8 "On the establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals." The document establishes visa-free entry to Belarus for a period not exceeding 5 days at the entrance through the checkpoint "National Airport Minsk" for citizens of 80 countries, - reported the press service of the President of Belarus.
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