Dutch investigators’ conclusion that a Malaysia Airlines jet was downed over eastern Ukraine in 2014 by a Buk missile that came from Russia should open the eyes of those who did not want to see Russia’s involvement in the conflict, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on 28 September. […]
The student leaders of 1968 could probably not have imagined how their democratic ideas would be high-jacked by a combination of extremists and opponents of democracy exploiting technological progress and social media. Nobody understands the dangers of technology and social media better than dictators and demagogues. […]
Tolkienites would say that trolls are creatures originated from stone and that they lurk in dark caves and gloomy forests, that they’re the scivies of evil forces that inhabit the Middle Earth. They’re big and vicious and form the forefront of Lord Mordor’s army, always ready to be the first to get into a fight. Daylight gets rid of trolls, because when exposed to it they turn to stone. But the trolls I want to talk about are not from J R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings universe. […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius believes that further criminal investigation into the tragic crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) will name concrete perpetrators of the crime and they will be brought to justice. […]
After Russia this week vetoed the proposal to establish a tribunal on the civilian airliner MH17 tragedy in Eastern Ukraine, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says Russia has something to hide. […]
The decision made by the United States Department of Treasury to step up sanctions for Russia “is a proper and consistent assessment of Russia’s policies towards Ukraine“, which can also help resume the debate in the European Union on sanctions for Russia, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
The economic embargo imposed by Russia had the biggest effect upon Russians themselves by way of a sharp decrease in the selection of food products and surge in food prices, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
By vetoing on Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution on setting up a tribunal for those responsible for the Malaysian plane MH17 tragedy, Russia blocked the way for ensuring justice for the families of the victims, Dainius Baublys, a minister counselor at Lithuania’s Permanent Mission to the UN, says. […]
Since the moment news broke about a downed passenger plane in eastern Ukraine, Russia has adopted a pose of aggressive defensiveness, although no one was making any accusations against it. Officially, the Kremlin maintains it is not a party to the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and can, at most, act as a mediator between Kiev and the separatists. No one officially disputes that, it is as self-appointed mediator that Russia took part in the Minsk peace talks. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated in a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that establishing an international tribunal on Flight MH17 crash in Ukraine is inexpedient. […]
Lithuania supports a proposal to set up a UN tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over Ukraine, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Friday. […]
There is no doubt who gained most from the deal reached in Minsk on February 12th to end the conflict in Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a minimum, a frozen conflict will block Ukraine’s progress towards NATO and the EU; and if fighting resumes, the terms of the ceasefire will leave Ukrainian forces in a weaker position than now. […]
In the evening of 20 October 2014, the first snow fell in Moscow. CEO of one of the world’s biggest oil companies, Total, Christophe de Margerie had a meeting in the residence of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to discuss future investment in Russia. […]
On Monday, 27 October, the bestselling author, historian and Yale professor Timothy Snyder was honoured with the Lithuanian Diplomacy Star during a ceremony at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, DC. […]
The Baltic Way has turned Lithuania into a “gaunt wasteland”, “Dutch intellectuals apologize to Putin”, “Long live the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea!”. A group of people who call themselves “national socialists” are sharing these and similar “news” and openly looking for supporters to help them broadcast their “truth”. […]
At 19 September meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged to respect the memory of the victims of the catastrophe of MH17 and condemned any attempts to influence or interfere with the independent investigation carried out by the Dutch Safety Board, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
Dutch experts released a report on the Malaysia Airlines MH17 passenger jet crash on Tuesday. According to the report, the plane crashed after being hit by “numerous objects” that “pierced the plane at high speed”. […]
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