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These people are very good at lying and putting down what we want to hear or see on the form.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tallinn does not plan to change Estonian language requirements as good command of the language is already a condition for residence permit renewal, the official said. Exceptions apply only to seniors and children who attend Estonian schools, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estonia&#8217;s Internal Security Service will deal with people with pro-Russian views who pose a security threat, L\u00e4\u00e4nemets added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since late November 2022, Lithuania designated 910 Belarusians as national security threats, its migration authorities said on August 4. It denied temporary residence permits to 337 Belarusians and extensions to 121, revoking temporary residence permits from 205.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the start of Russia&#8217;s full-scale war on Ukraine, Latvia tightened language requirements for foreigners. Those who fail a language exam are forced to leave Latvia. Over 5,000 Russian nationals have had their residence permits revoked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 8,&nbsp;BPN.&nbsp;Estonia does not plan to revoke residence permits from Belarusian and Russian nationals as Lithuania and Latvia are doing, said Estonian Interior Minister Lauri L\u00e4\u00e4nemets. &#8220;We haven&#8217;t discussed this proposal as such, that we would not make any questionnaires,&#8221; ERR reported quoting the official as saying. &#8220;It actually does not give any real picture [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-1538","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Estonia not planning to expel Belarusians, Russians over Russia&#039;s war on Ukraine | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta 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