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Lithuanian defence minister: France is looking for ways out of Mistral dilemma

November 19, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas says that his French counterpart told him at a meeting earlier this week that Paris was searching for ways to solve the issue of Mistral warships that France had built for Russia but suspended the handover following outcry from EU and NATO allies. […]

French Mistral warships are too expensive for any NATO state to buy, says NATO representative

October 8, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The French Mistral warships that were originally built for Russia, but the deal was suspended following western outrage at Moscow’s policies in Ukraine, are too expensive for any NATO member state to buy, former NATO spokesperson James Appathurai told LETA. […]

EP president advisor Pranckevičius: Proposal for EU to purchase Mistral ships is “original and creative”

October 2, 2014 ELTA EN 0

The proposal for the European Union to purchase Mistral ships from France is welcomed in Brussels and is a way out of a particularly complex situation, says Arnoldas Pranckevičius, External Policies Advisor to the President of the European Parliament. […]

EU entertains idea to buy out Mistral warships from France

September 16, 2014 BNS 0

Europe’s right wing will suggest member-states of the European Union (EU) to buy out the Mistral warships under construction in France commissioned by Russia, Lithuanian MEP Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Tuesday. […]

Lithuania applauds France’s decision not to deliver Mistral warships to Russia

September 4, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has welcomed the decision of the French president not to hand over two Mistral warships to Russia. […]

Lithuania disappointed EU sanctions won’t halt French Mistral sales to Russia

July 30, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania on Tuesday described the European Union‘s new sanctions as a step forward in efforts to make Russia revise its policies towards Ukraine, but expressed disappointment that they will not prevent France from selling warships to Russia. […]

France wavers on selling Mistral warship to Russia

July 22, 2014 Reuters 0

A decision on whether to deliver a second Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia will depend on Moscow’s attitude over the Ukraine crisis, French President François Hollande said on Monday. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]