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Opinion

Opinion: Russia’s nuclear blackmail and new threats of covert diplomacy

The world has truly entered a new era. Even Russia‘s nuclear blackmail has become such an everyday occurrence that it sometimes passes underappreciated. One concludes thus after last week’s reports in British dailies The Times and The Independent about a meeting between Russian and US generals in March where Russia voiced threats of a nuclear response should NATO continue to deploy forces in the Baltic states. […]

Cherry Blossoms at Tidal Bassin with the Washington Monument   Photo Ludo Segers
Global LT

Cherry Blossom Princesses visit Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, DC

It is a rare event to have 50 princesses visit the Lithuanian Embassy all at once, but the annual Cherry Blossom is a magical event in Washington DC. Although Japan is the natural home for the annual cherry blossom festivals, Washington, DC with thousands of trees, mostly donated by Japan, comes a close second. Every year, since 1948 there is also a State Society organised Cherry Blossom Princess contest. The princesses are the highlight of the Cherry Blossom Festival, this weekend, in the capital’s centre and a major event in the US Capitol building. […]

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Uncategorized

Most Russians want stability, not reforms, poll suggests

“Ensuring stability rather than carrying out reforms,” a majority of respondents said during a public opinion survey conducted by the Public Opinion Fund (FOM) with the aim to find out what the population thought about the main task of the Russian authorities. […]

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Economy

Tesla Motors in negotiations to open electric car charging station in Lithuania

Lithuanian company Idėjų Parkas has started negotiations with US electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors over the possibility to install electric car charging station near Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. […]

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Defence

US tanks to participate in combat firing exercise in Lithuania

US troops currently in Lithuania will Wednesday perform the first combat firing with main combat tanks M1A2 Abrams, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]

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Uncategorized

Putin’s week-long disappearance: checking if Russia can fight two and a half wars at once

Russia is successfully implementing military reform whose purpose is to have the capability to fight two and a half military conflicts concurrently. That is, the Russian armed forces must be able to fight two of any type of military conflict and at the same time participate in a peacekeeping operation alone or together with international forces using only standby military capabilities. […]

Seimas
Politics

Lithuanian parliament starts debating law amendments on conscription

The Seimas of Lithuania has started deliberating upon amendments to the Law on Military Conscription and the Law on National Defence System Organisation and Military Service. […]