Estonia and Latvia told their Russian envoys to leave after Moscow said it was downgrading diplomatic ties with Tallinn.

Estonia and Latvia told their Russian envoys to leave after Moscow said it was downgrading diplomatic ties with Tallinn.
The balance of power in the European Union is shifting eastwards.
Eighty-eight members of 101-seat legislature vote to adopt the measure after Latvia and Lithuania took similar steps.
Tallinn claims the cyberattacks triggered by removal of Soviet-era monument near border with Russia were ‘ineffective’.
PM says statue removed from a largely Russian-speaking city to ensure ‘public order’ amid ‘increasing tensions’.
Momentum to remove Soviet monuments gathers pace during Russia’s war on Ukraine, but issue remains divisive.
Biden to boost US land, sea and air military presence in several European nations as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on.
Estonia also called for Russian troops to leave Ukraine, and expressed solidarity with fellow Baltic nation Lithuania.
Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania stop importing Russian gas as part of European efforts to curb reliance on Russian energy.
Russia threatens with ‘an appropriate answer’ as Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia expel a total of 20 diplomats.
US president will seek to reaffirm ‘ironclad’ commitment to NATO allies, address fallout of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
The House of Representatives is also expected to vote on a ban on Russian oil imports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Baltics after visiting Moldova and Poland, will travel next to France.
Russia claims it caught Estonian diplomat ‘red handed’ allegedly receiving classified documents.