Nerija Putinaitė
Society

Philosopher Nerija Putinaitė on three Lithuanian Europes

As Lithuania has been a member of a great supranational union for a decade now, Lithuanians are forced to confront the question of their collective identity, says philosopher Nerija Putinaitė. In her new book, “Three Lithuanian Europes: Nation, Europe, the EU in modern identity”, she argues that the question of what it means to be Lithuanian closely relates to visions of Europe. […]

'Soviet' sausages
Society

Lithuanian ‘Soviet’ sausages cause stir in Russia

Lithuanian food producer Samsonas has decided to discontinue using the “Soviet” brand on a line of its meat products. While the decision was welcomed in Lithuania, it caused quite a stir in Russia. […]

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Uncategorized

Putin backs down and… wins?

Russian forces are withdrawing from the Ukrainian border. Pro-Russian separatists are putting down their arms. There are reports about Russia re-opening some of its markets to Western production. All this has sparked discussions about Moscow backing down from confrontation with the West. […]

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Culture

Vote and help select the best young painter from the Baltic states

Dear readers of DELFI, we would like to invite you to vote and elect the Public Prize winner of the project „Young Painter Prize 2014“, who will be awarded by a special DELFI prize. The voting will be active until the evening of 23 October. Share your opinion and select the best painting! […]

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin
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Moscow’s plan to decoy the West

Moscow seems to be making effort to patch up its relations with the West after a fall-out over Ukraine by trying to refocus attention away from Eastern Europe and onto the Middle East. Experts say, however, that the trick might not work. […]

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European Union

EU might ease sanctions on Russia

The European Union could review sanctions it has imposed on Russia on 30 September, according to an EU source who spoke to the Russian daily Kommersant. The issue might be taken up by permanent representatives of the EU member states in Brussels later this month. […]