Central/Eastern Europe

Expert assesses Zelensky’s speech: one accent is most important

On March 13, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Lithuanian Parliament remotely. Lauras Bielinis, a professor at Vytautas Magnus University, argues that the most important accent in the Ukrainian leader’s speech was Western […]

Central/Eastern Europe

Former army chief: Russia strategically “missed the target” on all points of its war plan against Ukraine

When news reached Lithuania early Friday morning that the Zaporozhe nuclear power plant in Zaporozhe, the most powerful in Europe, on the banks of the Dnieper River in south-eastern Ukraine, had been shelled by the […]

Central/Eastern Europe

Ukraine WILL FIGHT its enemy

Thursday, February 24, was the day that changed the lives of Ukrainians forever: Russia sneakily launched a full-scale invasion. This event came as a complete surprise for most Ukrainians because no one could have imagined […]

Society

Preparing to welcome Ukrainians: 11,000 accommodation places already available

As Lithuania prepares to take in refugees from Ukraine, 11,000 accommodation places have already been secured in municipalities, and they would be allowed to work immediately, representatives of ministries told a meeting of the Seimas […]

Ukraina, Kijevas
Economy

How the war in Ukraine would affect Lithuanians

Experts say that the Lithuanian economy would not be severely affected by a war with the geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. However, logistics companies would be hit hard, and the country’s population would not escape – […]