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Month: September 2014
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: France’s decision on Mistral is step in right direction
Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has commended the decision made by the French government to suspend the handover of Mistral naval ship to Russia. […]
Economy
Lithuanian to lift ban on registering right-hand-drive cars
Following the European Court of Justice‘s ruling, the Lithuanian Transport Ministry proposes to lift a ban on registering right-hand-drive vehicles in the country. […]
Energy
Lithuanian PM expects LNG terminal to be completed on schedule
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius expects that the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project will be completed on schedule and will ensure the country’s energy security, saying that builders are working on the construction site 24 hours a day. […]
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Obama affirms “rock solid” support for Baltic states
US President Barack Obama in Estonia reaffirms support for the Baltic states that fear Russia‘s undeclared war in Ukraine could be repeated at home. […]
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Sports
Donatas’ defence delivers against Koreans
Donatas Motiejūnas has guided his nation back into FIBA World Cup contention in the aftermath of a shock loss to Australia, claiming a dominant 79:49 victory over South Korea. […]
Opinion
Edward Lucas: Russia is winning
I have been dealing with European security for more than thirty years, as an activist during the Cold War, as a journalist, and at think-tanks1. […]
Defence
US and Great Britain pledge NATO presence in Eastern Europe
United States President Barack Obama and Great Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron stated on Thursday that NATO should ensure permanent military presence in Eastern Europe. […]
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Potential new dangers emerge in the US-Russian standoff
The United States and Russia entered a new and more dangerous phase of their pseudo-Cold War this week. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Stability in the Baltic Sea region
The Baltic Sea region has today become the main geographic “fault line” between NATO and Russia. The probably most important single factor to enhance security and stability in the region is to make it credible that NATO intends, and is able, to defend the Baltic States. […]
Defence
Poorer economic forecasts won’t affect Lithuania’s defence budget
Forecasts suggest that Russia’s restrictions on imports from the European Union will have a negative effect on Lithuania’s economy; however, this will not affect the country’s 2015 defence budget, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Defence
Lithuania applauds France’s decision not to deliver Mistral warships to Russia
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has welcomed the decision of the French president not to hand over two Mistral warships to Russia. […]
Opinion
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What Angela Merkel doesn’t say about NATO-Russia agreement
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated on several occasions that stationing permanent NATO forces in Eastern Europe would be in breach of the 1997 NATO-Russia agreement. However, legal expert Erika Leonaitė, a lecturer at the International Relations and Political Science Institute of Vilnius University, says the reality is more complicated than that. […]
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France halts Mistral warship delivery to Russia
France has announced it stops the delivery of first of two Mistral assault navy ships to Russia, because the conditions are “not right”, the BBC reports. […]
Defence
US to send more troops, equipment to Baltic states
The United States will send more troops and military equipment to the Baltic states, US President Barack Obama said during a visit in Estonia on Wednesday. […]
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Grybauskaitė: Ukraine fights for us all, we should help in any way possible
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said she values the US and NATO commitment to defend the countries in the Baltic region, stressing the need to help Ukraine in any way possible, as it is fighting for peace in Europe. […]
Defence
Obama sending message about Baltic security guarantees – Lithuanian reviewers
Lithuanian political scientists say that United States President Barack Obama chose Estonia as the destination of his visit, as it is one of the most dutiful NATO partners, and after his statements made at the Tallinn news conference the Baltic states should expect reinforced NATO presence. […]
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President Obama: ‘With NATO, you will never lose it (independence) again’
The defence of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn is just as important for NATO as the defence of London, Paris and Berlin, US President Barack Obama stated on Wednesday, pledging that the Baltic states will never lose their independence again. […]