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Russia examines 1991 recognition of Baltic independence
The Russian chief prosecutor's office is to examine whether the Soviet Union acted legally when it recognised the Baltic states' independence in 1991. The investigation was described as an "absurd provocation" by Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were occupied by Soviet communist forces in 1940. The USSR broke up in 1991. Last week Russia's chief prosecutor declared illegal the transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in 1954.
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I'm still surprised how much Russia can get away with.. Imagine what would happen if someone in Germany would suggest to reexamine the agreements that freed the countries that were taken over by Hitler.