After criticism over her planned performances in Russia, singer Maruv will no longer be traveling to Tel Aviv. It's not the first time Ukraine's Eurovision pick has stirred political controversy.
We have been long critical of a "libertarian international" (think of it as "LIBINTERN", like the old COMINTERN) that has emerged (with lavish funding - Daniel McAdams for Antiwar.com Original
Veteran politician Marju Lauristin has announced that she has stepped down from the board of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDE), which she co-founded, citing health issues. Lauristin is a former MP, a former government minister, and, most recently, a former MEP, while her political career stretches back more than 40 years.
Bank of Estonia vice-president Ülo Kaasik told ERR in an interview that the energy price shock will affect Estonia's economic growth indicators negatively, but it is still too early to assess how bad the setback will end up.