Year: 2014

Refugee camp in Georgia
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Kremlin said to be developing plan for partitioning Georgia

September 3, 2014 Paul Goble 0

Since the start of this year, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has invaded Ukraine, annexed Crimea and pushed for Ukraine’s “federalization.” The severe international concern caused by these actions was further compounded last month (August 2014) by Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s statement in Yalta that after Moscow subdues Ukraine, it will move against other post-Soviet countries in order to rebuild the Russian Empire. Not surprisingly, many countries in the region have thus been forced to consider where the Kremlin might move next and what means it might employ against them—from demands for “federalization” to open aggression. […]

Artūras Paulauskas
Defence

Lithuanian MP suggests returning military training to school curriculum

September 2, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania should start discussion on returning military training classes to schools, says Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee. […]

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Society

Dozen Lithuanians protest outside Italian Embassy over EU apathy regarding Russia

September 2, 2014 BNS 0

Just over a dozen people gathered for a rally outside the Italian Embassy in Vilnius on Tuesday to protest against what they said was passive stance of the European Union (EU) presidency and other Western European countries on Russia. […]

Meeting of the Baltic leaders and Barack Obama in 2013
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Estonia: President Obama’s Baltic visit is more than symbolic

September 2, 2014 www.DELFI.ee 0

The Estonian newspaper Eesti Päevaleht argues in its editorial on Tuesday that US President Barack Obama’s visit to Tallinn carries importance that goes well beyong the merely symbolic. […]

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Comparing 1939 and 2014: Is this already war?

September 2, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Seventy-five years ago this week, people in Europe and most of the world woke up to ominous newspaper headlines: “German Army Attacks Poland; Cities Bombed, Port Blocked; Danzig is Accepted into Reich”, “War! Nazi Bombs Rain on Polish Cities”. This was the start of the Second World War. […]