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The Estonian government, today on March 20, has decided to terminate the Estonian-Russian agreement on legal assistance and legal relations in civil, family, and criminal matters, according to ERR. The agreement was signed over 30 years ago and was regularly renewed, but now the Estonian government and parliament deemed it necessary to terminate the validity of this document. The agreement provides for mutual recognition of court decisions and cooperation in criminal cases. It will remain in force until the spring of next year. The reason cited is a lack of trust in the Russian judicial system…

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