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Tango0119 Mar 2014 10:14 p.m. PST

"Russia signaled concern on Wednesday at Estonia's treatment of its large ethnic Russian minority, comparing language policy in the Baltic state with what it said was a call in Ukraine to prevent the use of Russian.

Russia has defended its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula by arguing it has the right to protect Russian-speakers outside its borders, so the reference to linguistic tensions in another former Soviet republic comes at a highly sensitive moment.

Russia fully supported the protection of the rights of linguistic minorities, a Moscow diplomat told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, according to a summary of the session issued by the U.N.'s information department…"
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Mako1119 Mar 2014 11:43 p.m. PST

Whew, dodged a bullet there.

We're producing documents, signage, etc., in Russian, for them here.

MHoxie20 Mar 2014 2:48 a.m. PST

Gross-Rusland?

Griefbringer20 Mar 2014 2:49 a.m. PST

Stonia sounds like a good name for an imagi-nation.

As for Estonian history, interested folks might want to check what happened there in June 1940. [Of course, any similarity to any recent events anywhere is just coincidental.]

pzivh43 Supporting Member of TMP20 Mar 2014 3:52 a.m. PST

Linguistic minorities? What will they think of next…

Dn Jackson Supporting Member of TMP20 Mar 2014 6:04 a.m. PST

Well if you go to Northern Virginia the people there don't sound anything like real Virginians. If we're lucky then Maryland might annex that part of the Commonwealth.

As for Estonia….told you so.

Pan Marek20 Mar 2014 9:22 a.m. PST

Estonia is part of NATO. I do not believe that Putin is looking for WWIII.

Zargon20 Mar 2014 9:24 a.m. PST

Would be Stonia the next Russian target?
LOL, No need, the Stoned peoples will not be a problem as they will be too busy getting stoned.

Mako1120 Mar 2014 9:37 a.m. PST

Man, I need to start working on my Southern drawl, to give me a leg up in interviews.

Whatisitgood4atwork20 Mar 2014 6:57 p.m. PST

'Stonia sounds like a good name for an imagi-nation.'

I think that is where the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers were originally from.

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