Sweden, occupy us!
Published: 10 December, 2008, 13:32
A group of Latvians have posted an online petition calling for their country to be occupied and its sovereignty cancelled. But not by Russia – the petition is addressed to Sweden.
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Published: 10 December, 2008, 13:32
A group of Latvians have posted an online petition calling for their country to be occupied and its sovereignty cancelled. But not by Russia – the petition is addressed to Sweden.