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Russia to take measures against Estonia · 2007-01-24 12:43
Moscow might impose sanctions against Estonia amid an escalating row over the possible demolition of Soviet war memorials in the ex-Soviet Baltic state, the speaker of the upper house of Russia’s parliament said.
Estonia’s parliament adopted January 10 a law paving the way for the dismantling of Soviet-era war memorials and the reburial of the remains of Soviet soldiers who died fighting German invaders during the Second World War, but who are seen by many Estonians as former occupiers.
Russia has officially warned Estonia that its continuing attempts to form a legal basis for exhuming Soviet soldiers and demolishing monuments could harm bilateral relations, RIA Novosti informs.
"I do not rule out the possibility that Russia could take certain measures," Sergei Mironov said, adding that the Estonian move was "the first step toward legalizing fascism and neo-Nazism in the 21st century."
Mironov said the Federation Council, parliament’s upper house, will consider a draft resolution on Estonia and will urge parliaments of NATO countries, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to condemn the Estonian law.
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