Baltic Countries to Designate Russian Groups as Terrorists

The Baltic states are prepared to recognize the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk “republics” in Ukraine as terrorist organizations, diplomats in Kyiv announced, according to the Baltic Times.

“The Latvian Foreign Ministry has already stated that it is prepared to do this,” Latvian Ambassador to Ukraine Argita Daudze said during a press briefing in the Ukrainian capital.

The Estonia and Lithuanian ambassadors to Ukraine also said that they support recognizing the two groups as terrorist organizations.

The Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office designated the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk “republics” as terrorist organizations on May 16, according to Ukrinform. Last week, 19 US senators requested that President Barack Obama declare the Donetsk and Luhansk groups as terrorist organizations.

The more governments, global organizations and legislators that sign on to this campaign the better it will be for Ukraine and perhaps the sooner Russia will withdraw its terrorists from Ukraine.