“Russia is an unreliable partner, irrespectively of what it says. The world is beginning to learn how to see what Russia actually does,” says Prof. Vytautas Landsbergis. […]
The European Commission recommends Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland to start preparing for an emergency situation immediately since if Russian gas taps were turned off, Estonia, for example, would run out of gas in 4-5 days, Eesti Paevaleht writes. […]
In a reply to a letter sent by European Parliament members, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and French President Francois Hollande have stated that the Mistral warships meant for Russia cannot be purchased by the EU. […]
On Thursday, a meeting of Nordic-Baltic defence policy directors officially approved that the projects implemented in the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) format have been opened for the Baltic States. […]
Lithuania’s Liberal MEP Petras Auštrevičius has initiated a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling for release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. […]
On this day in sport Stasys Šaparnis added to Lithuania’s Olympic glory under Soviet occupation. […]
The European Union (EU) is easing its tone towards Russia, although there are no reasons for the change, says Benediktas Juodka, chairman of the Lithuanian parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s former senior economic adviser Nerijus Udrėnas has been appointed to assist Ukraine in the implementation of the association agreement with the European Union (EU). […]
One year ago, on 8 October 2013, US energy giant Chevron, which had won the competition for exploring and digging into Lithuania’s shale gas deposits, announced it was leaving the country. To this Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius responded: if you want to leave, then leave. The market is big, others will come. […]
First deputy of Lithuania’s government chancellor, Remigijus Motuzas, has been proposed as ambassador to Russia. […]
Lithuania trusts NATO but the country’s residents are alarmed by the situation in Ukraine and they need additional guarantees, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told CNN. […]
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on 15 October that she would push to limit Russian television broadcasts inside the country. The statement came only two days after Defence Minister Maj. Gen. Jonas Vytautas Žukas announced plans to form a new rapid reaction force in Lithuania. […]
The Ukraine issue must be kept in focus of the international community’s attention and the Russian “propaganda machine” must be countered, says Lithuania’s Ambassador to the United Nations Raimonda Murmokaitė. […]
The Ministry of National Defence is procuring additional Javelin advanced medium range anti-tank guided missile systems for the value of USD 20 million to strengthen national defence capabilities and increase the Lithuanian Armed Forces‘ stock of medium-range anti-tank weaponry. […]
The Kaunas City Council on Thursday approved proposals to apply for the city to be the Lithuanian Capital of Culture in 2018 and the European Capital of Culture in 2022. […]
After reports of students from Lithuanian schools going to paramilitary camps in Russia, Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis and officers of the army’s Strategic Communication Department on Thursday met with principals of Russian-language schools. […]
Lithuanian MEPs Rolandas Paksas and Valentinas Mazuronis, the leaders of the Order and Justice party who are members of the collapsing Eurosceptic group of the European Parliament, say they will not rush with decisions to join new groups and are waiting for the political group to be rescued. […]
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