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Former NATO secretary general: Russia may use “hybrid war” methods in Baltics to test NATO solidarity
Russia‘s President Vladimir Putin may “mastermind a hybrid attack on a Baltic state to test whether NATO would mobilise,” NATO’s former chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned. […]
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EU Ambassador Ušackas warns: confrontation with Russia may lead to “deeper military dispute”
The confrontation between the Western world and Russia may lead to “bigger and deeper military dispute,” the European Union‘s (EU) Ambassador in Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas of Lithuania has said. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania opens honorary consulate in Finland
Lithuania opened a honorary consulate in Kuopio, a city in eastern Finland. It will be headed by Esa Karvinen, the director general of Savo education consortium, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said. […]
Defence
Society
Lithuanian prosecutors investigate suspected anti-constitutional activity on Facebook page
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office has opened a pre-trial investigation into suspected crimes against Lithuania’s independence, territorial integrity and Constitutional order on a Facebook page, entitled The People’s Republic of Vilnius, which seemingly advocates separatism. […]
European Union
EU adds five Russian government officials to blacklist
The European Union on Thursday agreed to blacklist three Russian executive government officials working in the area of defence as well as two members of the State Duma and 14 Russia-supported separatists, the Lithuanian ambassador said. […]
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Lithuania praises Belarus’ position on Ukraine
Lithuania has praised Belarus, saying its position on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is “very positive” as well as Minsk’s decision not to join Moscow’s sanctions against EU member states. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas expressed the position after his visit to Minsk. […]
Foreign affairs
Oman interested in Lithuanian food and Klaipėda port potential, PM says
Oman is interested in imports of food products from Lithuania and exports of its commodities to the Baltic and Nordic states via Lithuania’s Klaipėda port, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said during a visit in the country. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic and Benelux countries back expanding Russia sanctions, Lithuanian foreign minister says
The Baltic and Benelux countries agree on the need to expand the existing sanctions against Russia by including more people into the blacklist. They also backed the introduction of new sectoral sanctions, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linkevičius said on Wednesday after meeting with his Baltic and Benelux counterparts in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. […]
Economy
Lithuanian government okays first payment into ESM
The Lithuanian government on Wednesday, a day after the country formally joined the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), gave the green light for transferring the first tranche of paid-in capital. […]
Economy
Society
Lithuanian government raises terrorism threat level
The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday raised the level of terrorism threat from lowest to low. […]
Defence
US arms control specialists to perform inspection training flight above Lithuania
US arms control specialists will visit Lithuania this week to perform a training inspection flight under the Open Air Space Treaty. […]
European Union
EC says it is to continue Gazprom enquiry
The European Commission (EC) stated on Wednesday it is continuing the investigation into suspected competition violations by the Russian gas company Gazprom, thus denying media reports about the probe having been suspended. […]
Defence
Economy
Lithuanian finance minister says no reason to panic over euro
Lithuanian minister of finance sees no reasons to panic over a possible decline in trade or stalling of economic development after the country’s adoption of the euro. […]
Defence
Lithuania to step up artillery capacities, defence chief says
Lithuania’s Armed Forces should step up its artillery capacities by purchasing 155mm self-propelled howitzers, Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Tuesday. […]