This is AP News Minute.Travelling in Estonia, President Obama lashed out at Russia for military actions in Ukraine and assured solidarity with NATO allies.Obama vowed to come to the defense of any nation that fears it could be Russia's next target.Estonia has the largest Russian-speaking population.Meanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin has come up with his own 7-point peace plan for eastern Ukraine.He's calling on Russian-backed insurgents to stop advancing.In exchange, he wants Ukrainian troops to withdraw and stop artillery strikes.One of North Carolina's longest-serving death row inmates is free.Fifty-year-old Henry McCollum walked out of central prison in Raleigh on Wednesday.New DNA evidence in the 30-year-old murder case purged him the crime.And the drug store chain CVS won't sell you a pack of cigarettes or cigars any more.Instead, customers will see nicotine gum and signs urging smokers to kick the habit.Tom Richie, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.
