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Amnesty International has defended its report on the way the Ukrainian army has conducted itself in the war despite fierce criticism. Kyiv, for its part, has accused the human rights organisation of confusing perpetrator and victim. The head of the Ukrainian chapter of the human rights organisation has resigned and explained her decision saying that Amnesty is parroting Russian propaganda. The dispute is also reflected in the media.

Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of Poland's ruling PiS party, has once again adopted a confrontational stance vis-à-vis the EU: it cannot and must not be that the EU does not adhere to treaties, agreements and contracts with Poland, he stated in an interview. The background is a dispute between Brussels and Warsaw over the rule of law in Poland.

Estonia is currently being rocked by a dispute over a monument commemorating the country's liberation from Nazi Germany by the Soviet Union. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine many Estonians have called for the tank which stands in the border town of Narva to be removed. Tallinn now wants to destroy such monuments. Narva's town hall has taken the initiative and decided to remove the tank on its own.

Amnesty International has defended its controversial report on the Ukrainian army's conduct of the war. Kyiv, for its part, has accused the human rights organisation of confusing perpetrator and victim. The head of the Ukrainian chapter has justified her resignation, saying that Amnesty is parroting Russian propaganda. This dispute is also reflected in the media.