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The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) vehemently condemns Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and its blatant breach of international law. It is not only an existential menace for Ukraine, but Moscow’s destabilizing belligerency endangers the region, Europe, and the global democratic order. The United States and its allies...

February 22, 2022 Russian president Putin’s order to “recognize” as independent and send “peace-keepers” into the Russian-occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine is a serious violation of international law and an escalation of Russia’s on-going war against Ukraine. Putin’s February 21st televised address, in which he lamented...

Those who have progressed through the American school system have undoubtedly learned much about the suffering of the Jewish people throughout the Holocaust. But few high school teachers (or even college professors) discuss genocidal details of Stalin’s communist regime. In her OpEd article in Harvard’s “Crimson,” entitled “100 Years. 100...

The first edition of Estonian Film magazine is out. The cover stars are Livia Ulman and Andris Feldmanis, the co-writers of “Compartment No 6” – a Finnish entry to this year’s Oscars by director Juho Kuosmanen. Livia Ulman and Andris Feldmanis were awarded with Cultural Endowment main award this year.Estonian...

While the situation in Ukraine, the security situation along NATO’s borders with Russia, and aid offered to the Ukrainian government by Estonia, the United States, and other nations continue to change on a daily basis, the Estonian American National Council is doing its best to track the major developments relevant...

 On the 104th anniversary of Estonia’s independence, the Estonian American National Council condemns in the strongest terms possible the invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Putin’s forces on false pretenses and in blatant defiance of international law. We stand in solidarity with Ukrainians in their fight to maintain their sovereignty...

Estonia and the United States are close Allies and share a strong partnership based on a common commitment to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. We work closely together bilaterally, as NATO Allies, through the U.S.-EU relationship, and within international organizations like the OSCE and the UN to...

The kind of war with Ukraine promised to us by the U.S. was never Russia's plan, foreign policy expert Kadri Liik said on ERR's program "Otse Uudistemajast" (Straight From the Newsroom) on February 16. According to Liik, an offensive with a high number of casualties and the occupation of Ukraine...

War, treachery, intolerance, coming of age, and forbidden love – in the films of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The third annual Boston Baltic Film Festival will take place on February 25 – 27, 2022. Films will be shown in person at the ArtsEmerson Paramount Center in downtown Boston, followed by...

Andrew Prozes – Estonian Canadian-American business executive and investor on his roots, the case for empathy in business, and how Estonia can become the Silicon Valley of Europe – at globaalsedeestlased.org. Andrew Prozes is an American-Canadian Estonian business executive, investor and advisor, who was born in Germany to Estonian parents...