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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Estonia Thursday on the second leg of a Baltic tour aimed at boosting flagging support for his country's fight against Russia.

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Lithuanians vote Sunday in the general election's runoff, which is likely to hand the reins over to the social Democrats while maintaining the Baltic country's strong support for Ukraine. Here are five things to know about the NATO and EU member bordering Russia. - Military spending spree - As one of NATO's most hawkish members…
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