Two easy stories—in effect, fairy-tales—commonly define the Baltic states’ position in the Euro-Atlantic security architecture. Both are bewitchingly simple. Both are wrong. They go like this. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the great survivor of European politics. Western leaders come and go, but Putin has persisted. He has managed to hold on to power for nearly two decades, through three foreign wars, two economic crises, multiple presidential and parliamentary elections (of varying degrees of fairness), a series of leadership reshuffles, the rise and fall of oil prices, and successive waves of economic sanctions. […]
“Russia probably wanted to send multiple messages: that they can fight a large scale conventional war, that they can fight several conflicts at the same time, and that China and Russia are ready to defend […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe were among the leading figures attending the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, at which they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader traveled to Vienna this week to meet with Austria’s leadership. And media reports indicate that President Donald Trump is interested in hosting Putin in Washington in the near future. There almost seems to be a race in engaging with Putin, including in Lithuania. […]
The president was accompanied by two ministers in Washington – the minister of national defence and minister of foreign affairs. Minister of Economy Virginijus Sinkevičius travelled together with a delegation of businessmen. Minister of Foreign […]
This question arose after listening to M. Laurinavičius and Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius‘ discussion on the talk show Dėmesio Centre. The main piece of evidence presented is this note by the prime minister. […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ statement that the large likelihood that Russia is behind the poisoning of a former intelligence officer in the UK does not mean one hundred percent certainty has been met with controversy, […]
Three employees of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius who have been declared persona non grata in the country have left Lithuania. […]
A number of individuals related with foreign intelligence agencies work in certain diplomatic representations in Lithuania and the Russian embassy staff being expelled from Lithuania are only the tip of the iceberg. Such “diplomats” enter […]
Brussels was turning a deaf ear on us for a long while. After Putin surged in Russia’s politics, Lithuanians and Poles alike went to great lengths, even blocking decisions in the Council of the European […]
The Vilnius meeting of the Standing Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Saturday condemned the poisoning of a former spy in the United Kingdom, expressing support to Britain’s response to Russia. […]
After President Dalia Grybauskaitė announced on Thursday that Lithuania is considering expelling all Russian intelligence officers working in the country under the guise of diplomatic work, Delfi decided to investigate and remind, how suspected or […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday that the country was considering expelling Russian intelligence officers working under the disguise as diplomats. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the European Union and NATO will coordinate their response to Moscow in the wake of the poisoning of a Russian former double agent in the United Kingdom. […]
Vladimir Putin has become Russian president once again. This comes as no surprise to anyone because there were no real elections in Russia, just a vote, LRT.lt writes. Can new details be gleaned from this […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson agreed on the need to continue pressure on Russia in international organizations during their meeting in London on Wednesday. […]
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