Bush to host Estonian leader amid Russia dispute
AFP, May, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush will welcome Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on June 25, the White House said Friday amid a deepening diplomatic feud between Tallinn and Moscow.
"Estonia is a thriving example of how freedom has transformed the nations of central and eastern Europe, and brought security and prosperity to the people of the region," spokesman Tony Snow said in a statement.
Relations between Moscow and Estonia went into a tailspin last week when youths, many from the Baltic state's large Russian minority, rioted in Tallinn over the removal of a World War II monument to fallen Red Army soldiers.
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In a statement issued in Tallinn, Ilves said the timing of the announcement of the visit was "a strong signal of US support for Estonia as a good NATO ally."
"The expression, if we help others, we will also receive help, is not just ...
