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How the Welles Declaration Helped Keep Estonia Legally Alive for 51 Years
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The Estonian government on Thursday decided to make sanctions against Belarus indefinite, extending an entry ban on key representatives of the Belarusian regime.
How the Welles Declaration helped keep Estonia legally alive for 51 Years
Eighty-five years ago, a bold US statement rejected the Soviet occupation of Estonia and its Baltic neighbours; it became the foundation of Western non-recognition and helped Estonia reclaim its independence in 1991. On 23 July 1940, a senior American diplomat stood against the tide of history. Acting US Secretary of State Sumner Welles issued a short but firm declaration: the United States would not recognise the Soviet Union’s annexation of Es…
Estonia has permanently banned the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko from entering the country. For details, read ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1)
Estonia's Foreign Minister, Margus Tsahkna, has justified the decision in the face of the human rights situation in Belarus, as well as his support for Russia in the invasion of Ukraine, reports the ERR chain.
Minsk continues to support the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which increases the need for Estonian pressure, and has noted the country ' s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This is what ERRR writes. The corresponding initiative was earlier introduced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Markus Tsakhna. He stressed that the situation regarding the protection of human rights in Belarus is unchanged and Minsk's support of the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine only increases the need for pressure. For almost five years after the imposition of sanctions, there have been no positive changes in Belarus. We canno…
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