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Ex-formin rejects suspicions over CIA prison outside Vilnius

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

Antanas Valionis, a former Lithuanian foreign minister, has rejected suspicions that the US Central Intelligence operated a secret prison for terror suspects in Lithuania between 2005 and 2006. […]

Lithuania broke its promise to Latvia over LNG terminal – former ambassador (Updated)

February 20, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania in the late 2000s promised Latvia to support its efforts to build a liquefied natural gas terminal near Riga, but broke that promise, a former diplomat says. […]

Polish right-wing government ‘playing into the hands of Putin’ – former Lithuanian ambassador

April 27, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

By adopting a confrontational tone with the European Union, Poland‘s new right-wing government is weakening Europe and playing into the hands of Russia, says Lithuania’s former foreign minister and ambassador to Poland Antanas Valionis. […]

Lithuanian leaders: Shevardnadze was a controversial figure

July 7, 2014 BNS 0

Former Georgian president and one of the last foreign ministers of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze died in Tbilisi on Monday, aged 86. Lithuanian leaders say he was a controversial figure, whose legacy will include both great achievements and misdeeds. […]

PM Modi: Towards a Brighter Tomorrow: India’s G20 Presidency and the Dawn of a New Multilateralism

November 30, 2023 0

Today marks 365 days since India assumed the G20 Presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and rejuvenate the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, the Prime Minister of India […]

Experts assessing the latest rankings in Lithuanian politics

November 29, 2023 0

After the latest assessments of political parties and politicians, which brought a record for the Social Democrats and a low point for the Conservatives in November, political analysts also had their say, Agnė Liubertaitė says […]

The clock is ticking for Lithuania to reconsider its security concept, says Landsbergis

November 24, 2023 0

Lithuania must reconsider its security concept as soon as possible in response to dramatic developments in the international arena, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis. He argues that the global structure created after the […]

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Anužis. G. Landsbergis’ epiphany and grasshopper musicians

November 23, 2023 0

We all probably remember Ezopa’s fable of the ant and the grasshopper. Instead of preparing food for the winter like an ant, the grasshopper made music all summer, Artūras Anužis says in TV3.lt The ant […]

Estonian and Latvian defence industry: key takeaways for small states

November 16, 2023 0

Read an overview of the defence industry of Estonia and Latvia, as well as the implemented national measures to promote innovation in the defence sector. Some of the measures would likely be effective in other […]

Lithuania’s astonishing behaviour: no algorithms seem to be forthcoming

November 7, 2023 0

Since the outbreak of the war in Israel, protests in Europe have become more violent and brutal, and deadly attacks in Belgium and France have claimed civilian lives. Security expert Colonel Ignas Stankovičius, a Colonel […]