“Russia would not mind to become the EU Member State”, - stated former Prime Minister of Russia Evgenij Primakov, addressing the Parliament of Austria.

“I may imagine membership of Russia in the EU, as the European society is for us the most important partner in the economic field from the point of view of the future. I assume, that Russia would not mind becoming the EU member”, - quoted Evgenij Primakov the Austrian Der Standard. According to his words, it is important to create the single European economic area, as well as the common European area of free trade.

The possibility of Russia of membership in the NATO, that was repeatedly discussed as by the Western as by the  Russian analysts, the Ex-Prime Minister considers less possible.

Material has been prepared by the Centre of Geopolitical Studies with reference to the article from «Телеграф.lv» of 24 03 2011

For effective complex defence of Latvia, the establishment of a permanent division of the National Armed Forces has started in Latgale, reported the official website of the Ministry of Defence.

On 13 January a concert "Together to the victory" was held in Lithuania, where the audience decided to support Ukraine's defence and donated 110 thousand Euros.

Alexander Lukashenko on 9 January signed a decree № 8 "On the establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals." The document establishes visa-free entry to Belarus for a period not exceeding 5 days at the entrance through the checkpoint "National Airport Minsk" for citizens of 80 countries, - reported the press service of the President of Belarus.