Andrei Kolesnikov, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

A route to relegitimising Russian power

July 28, 2016 Andrei Kolesnikov 0

Although Russian officials were initially shocked and concerned about the military coup in Turkey, it has in fact given them a formula for strengthening their gradually declining regime. […]

Great power games: Do ordinary Russians really want war?

June 18, 2016 Andrei Kolesnikov 0

Does the international perception of Russia as an expansionist and warmongering country sit well with the mood of Russia’s population? […]

Is Sweden and Finland joining NATO inevitable?

June 9, 2016 Andrei Kolesnikov 0

A recent study commissioned by Finland has outlined the pros and cons of the country joining NATO. […]

Zapad 2013 Russian military 'lands' on the shores of Kaliningrad

Antanaitis: ‘The Russians will want to test us’

September 16, 2025 0

“First of all, these exercises are intended to demonstrate their power. The Russians are beginning to appear to the world and NATO as a weak link, a weak state. The Russians need to flex their […]

At the border – “Dragon Teeth,” above their heads – smuggling balloons: they told how Lithuania is preparing

September 8, 2025 0

With the joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises approaching, the Lithuanian army and border guards are preparing for all possible scenarios. It becomes clear when visiting towns in the Vilnius district near the border with Belarus, […]

The Russian language dilemma in Vilnius: which way forward?

August 25, 2025 0

Is there too much Russian spoken in Vilnius? Over the past year, many Vilnius residents have responded to this increasingly common question by saying that it is an indisputable fact, lrytas.lt writes in its editorial Laiko […]