December 2015 - Page 14 of 14 - the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuanian president’s office: Russia sanctions to stay in place until Minsk agreements are implemented

December 1, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The European Union‘s (EU) sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Minsk agreements are fully implemented, says Renaldas Vaisbrodas, chief foreign policy advisor to the Lithuanian president. […]

Latvian newspaper uncovers mercenary recruitment point in Klaipėda

December 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Latvian weekly newspaper SestDiena has carried out an experiment on how to recruit fighters for Eastern Ukraine in the Baltics. The investigation reveals that Klaipėda, the port city in western Lithuania, is a recruitment point for mercenaries to fight in Ukraine’s separatist eastern regions. […]

Geopolitical tensions seen as biggest threat to Lithuania‘s financial system

December 1, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The key risks to Lithuania‘s financial system come from geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and a prolonged low interest rate period, according to a survey by the Bank of Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian defence policy director: We have created a security club

December 1, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has signed an agreement in London, establishing the Joint Expeditionary Force. Defence Policy Director at the Ministry of National Defence Vaidotas Urbelis says that the seven states that signed the agreement share a similar view on security and will be able to decide how to react to conflicts on their own. […]

Turkey has every right to protect its airspace, President Grybauskaitė’s advisor says

December 1, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Chief foreign policy advisor to the Lithuanian president Renaldas Vaisbrodas says Turkey had every right to shoot down a military jet which violated its airspace. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]