On 18 May, after several years of negotiations, Russia and Estonia signed new treaties on their land and sea borders.
On 20 June, the Estonian parliament ratified the treaties. But a week later the Russian ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) basically annulled the agreements in an unexpected end to the story.
Russian newspapers insist that the entire fault lies with the Estonians, who added unacceptable statements to the documents post factum.
But that is not true - the Esto...
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