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Per Olaf Salming

Per Olaf Salming

Per Olaf Salming is a Swedish writer based in New York. He writes about design, music, arts and the occasional foreign policy issue. He fancies filter-less French cigarettes with his Vana Tallinn.

Russia, SwedenJune 7, 2018<June 7, 2018

Swedish Government Approves Nord Stream 2 Application Despite Regional Concerns

The Swedish government has approved Nord Stream’s application to install two gas pipelines inside Sweden’s economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The move comes…

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Johan Bäckman Accused of Harassing and Defaming YLE Journalist
Finland, News, RussiaMarch 26, 2018<March 26, 2018

Johan Bäckman Accused of Harassing and Defaming YLE Journalist

Finnish newspaper, Aamulehti reports that a well known Finnish pro-Kremlin advocate, Johan Bäckman, is accused of having committed crimes against a journalist at Finland’s…

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Estonia, History, Latvia, Lithuania, News, PolandFebruary 5, 2018<February 5, 2018

International Museum on Communism Moving Forward

Scroll through images using buttons on left and right. A new museum and international center for research on the crimes of communism is moving…

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Kremlin Intimidation: Putin Renames Air Force Regiment “Tallinn Regiment”
Estonia, RussiaJanuary 30, 2018<January 30, 2018

Kremlin Intimidation: Putin Renames Air Force Regiment “Tallinn Regiment”

Vladimir Putin issued a provocative decree on Monday, renaming the Russian Air Force 23rd fighter regiment the “Tallinn Regiment.” Russia’s 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment,…

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Finnish Court Bans Neo-Nazi Group
Finland, NewsNovember 30, 2017<November 30, 2017

Finnish Court Bans Neo-Nazi Group

A Finnish district court in Tampere has declared the Finnish neo-Nazi Nordic Resitance Movement illegal due to its “unlawful” activities. According to an YLE…

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Estonia, News, Russia, The Kremlin's VoiceNovember 10, 2017<November 5, 2019

Estonia’s Kremlin Friendly Voices in Russian State Media

An Estonian website has published a list of Estonians who  frequently comment on EU-Russian and Estonian affairs in Russian state media. The website, propatstop.ee,…

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Lithuania Set To Publish KGB Agent Reports
LithuaniaOctober 18, 2017<October 18, 2017

Lithuania Set To Publish KGB Agent Reports

The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center (LGGRTC) announced this week that it will shortly publish information about the activities of Soviet era KGB…

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Arctic, NewsOctober 3, 2017<October 3, 2017

Canadian Parliamentarian Calls Out Pro-Kremlin Organization

Senior Canadian, Liberal Member of Parliament, John McKay, called out a Russian organization operating in Canada in a speech about Canada’s Magnitsky Legislation, which…

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Solberg To Return As PM After Close Norwegian Election
NorwaySeptember 11, 2017<September 11, 2017

Solberg To Return As PM After Close Norwegian Election

Norwegian media reports that Erna Solberg is set to continue as PM after a close election, with the Bourgeois coalition of the Conservatives, the…

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Estonia, History, Latvia, Lithuania, News, RussiaJuly 26, 2017<July 26, 2017

Kremlin Identifies Former Estonian KGB Henchman, Charged With Genocide As “Soviet Hero”

The Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs tweeted an infographic Wednesday, identifying a former Estonian KGB henchman, Arnold Meri, as a hero of the “Soviet…

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