Patience snapped: Balts lined up for friendship with Russia

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The Baltic countries are forced to move away from harsh rhetoric against Russia and try to build good neighborly relations. Estonia was the first to decide on this, as we talked about earlier. However, Lithuania and Latvia reacted extremely nervously to the visit of Kersti Kaljulaid to Moscow, accusing her of almost betrayal. However, soon the patience also burst among the Latvians.

For the first time in many years, the Latvian Foreign Minister visited Russia and met with his Russian counterpart. The politician, who just recently called our country an enemy and predicted the fate of Hitler Germany, declared the importance of relations with Moscow, especially in economic their parts. Actually, this is not at all surprising.



This is not the first year that Russia has been diligently reducing its transit dependence on the Baltic states by investing huge amounts of money in the development of port infrastructure on its territory. Latvia, among other things, lost its annual Russian song and humor festivals (KVN, New Wave and others), losing Russian tourists as well.

Estonia, by the way, is ahead of its neighbors in an effort to establish relations with Moscow. For the first time in many years, a delegation from this country took part in the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where they tried to persuade Russian colleagues to maintain transit.

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    1. Vladimir T
      Vladimir T
      +6
      12 June 2019 03: 17
      One hand is extended, and the other, in your pocket, the fig is twisted.
      1. Screw
        Screw
        0
        12 June 2019 08: 34
        Yes, let it be - if only not for the gun.
    2. gorbunov.vladisl
      gorbunov.vladisl
      +6
      12 June 2019 09: 29
      Come on.... crying
      Where did the author discern the "queue" and even more so the "desire for friendship"?
      The same Estonian president, upon returning home, spoke a lot of nasty things towards Russia.
    3. intervention
      intervention
      +5
      12 June 2019 10: 59
      And why do we need this Baltic now? We already do well without it. And, even if they smile and shake hands, we already know very well that at any moment we will get a knife in the back. They just need dibs to doze. And that’s it!
      1. Pete mitchell
        Pete mitchell
        +3
        12 June 2019 11: 55
        As it is said in one clever book: be afraid of Danians bringing gifts ... Two thousand years have passed, but it’s still relevant.
        How can you believe this American upbringing: his whole career passed under the influence of stripes.
    4. nesvobodnaja
      nesvobodnaja
      +2
      12 June 2019 14: 33
      They seem to come with a NATO shadow behind their backs and demand ... "friendship." )
      Perhaps these are just messengers with "letters of happiness".
    5. Vyacheslav Moscow
      Vyacheslav Moscow
      +3
      12 June 2019 14: 35
      And it's simple: in the new budget period (2021-2027), the EU reduces subsidies to the Baltic countries. Here are the fleas and squirmed, now it’s soooooooooooooooooobsable to growl at Russia. The collective farm under the name "Belarus" should pay attention to this, otherwise there are also lovers of snot under their nose to inflate and this will frighten us.
      1. semsemch
        semsemch
        -1
        18 June 2019 15: 56
        Quote: Vyacheslav Moscow
        in the new budget period (2021-2027) the EU reduces subsidies to the Baltic countries

        It could even be. There are countries in the EU with a much less rich population than the population of the Baltic countries. The same Romanians and Bulgarians. And the Poles also somehow do not impress against the background of the Baltic states.
        It is in their favor and can be redistributed. After all, there is socialism in the EU. Not that "Soviet socialism" that has gone by brains, but the real one.

        Quote: Vyacheslav Moscow
        Here are the fleas and squirmed, now it’s soooooooooooooooooobsable to growl at Russia.

        And why is "sooo not profitable"? Because you want to?

        Quote: Vyacheslav Moscow
        The collective farm under the name "Belarus" should pay attention to this,

        For what? Pay attention to the high standard of living of the Baltic states and screw up in the EU?
        So they won’t take it. Turks, Moldavians, Georgians, now how many years have Ukrainians been asking for it? And things are still there, do not take. The Baltic states at one time were just lucky with this.
    6. Vkd dvk
      Vkd dvk
      +1
      12 June 2019 18: 46


      Of course! In the EU, these friends are not given such preferences.
    7. Every
      Every
      +2
      13 June 2019 12: 54
      This is not the first year that Russia has been diligently reducing its transit dependence on the Baltic states by investing huge amounts of money in the development of port infrastructure on its territory.

      New container terminals, LNG, chemical fertilizers, bulk cargo (grain, coal) terminals are being built.
      Their commissioning will reduce the dependence on transit through the Baltic states.
      The "comrades" do not want to lose money. They want as before - to find fault with Russia and sit on its money from transit (a familiar situation, isn't it?)
      First we’ll finish our own, and then you can be friends. Not earlier. Then we’ll see who is friend and who is the enemy (spring will come, see who, where .......).
    8. Vkd dvk
      Vkd dvk
      +1
      13 June 2019 13: 49
      Quote: Every
      First we’ll finish our own, and then you can be friends. Not earlier. Then we’ll see who is friend and who is the enemy (spring will come, see who, where .......).



      I wonder why we need it? To replace this clownery with real defense and defense of the "brothers" from the enemy? If we take Trump's economic considerations as an example, and use them to our advantage, it turns out that protecting them from the destruction of NATO is more expensive than the complete destruction of them, as NATO members, by us.
      1. sgrabik
        sgrabik
        +1
        13 June 2019 16: 05
        It's funny, apparently the budget of the Baltic states can allow them to purchase from their masters, and at the same time, only such cardboard fighters from senior NATO comrades !!! Such friends as they will not wish for the enemy, let them survive as they want, we are not obliged to help them in anything, and again to support at our own expense a bunch of parasites, as it was during the USSR, is extremely stupid and absolutely not reasonable.
        1. Ivan Sergeev
          Ivan Sergeev
          0
          28 June 2019 03: 39
          RUSSIA DOES NOT intend to contain this "state"! All trade is only at world prices. Prepayment or all at once for the goods!
    9. Ivan Ivanov_16
      Ivan Ivanov_16
      0
      18 June 2019 13: 06
      Such friends in the museum
    10. Misha Kvakina
      Misha Kvakina
      0
      25 June 2019 08: 19
      Hmm ... Someone squeezed money for laundering through the labs !!!!
    11. Ivan Sergeev
      Ivan Sergeev
      0
      28 June 2019 03: 35
      "Friends" only at world prices!
    12. AICO
      AICO
      0
      28 June 2019 21: 12
      Have fun waiting your turn !!!