Tomas Dapkus, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Tomas Dapkus. The roots of the Justice Ministry scandal

March 7, 2018 Tomas Dapkus 0

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis‘ first days back from holidays were much hotter than the Spanish sun. Vice Minister of Justice Raimondas Bakšys resigned on Monday. This was a publically expressed ultimatum-like desire from S. Skvernelis’ […]

‘We in the US think that migrants are a source of strength, not a threat’

May 19, 2016 Tomas Dapkus 0

Refugees fleeing conflicts in the Middle East is not a problem just for Europe to solve, says US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Benjamin G. Ziff. […]

US sanctions policy coordinator Daniel Fried: Russia seems to be digging itself deeper in the hole

August 23, 2014 Tomas Dapkus 0

Daniel Fried, coordinator for sanctions policy at the US State Department, says that it will take time before the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union begin showing tangible results, but they undoubtedly will. […]

Ukrainian says his truck carried BUK rockets that downed MH17

August 1, 2014 Tomas Dapkus 0

More and more evidence points to the fact that Kremlin-supported terrorists shot down the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane. Alfa.lt has interviewed the owner of the trailer-truck that allegedly transport BUK rockets, one of which downed the MH17 flight, from Ukraine. […]

With COVID-19 shaking up markets, farmers are advised to sell part of their harvest at higher prices

April 1, 2020 0

With COVID-19 slowing the global economy, investors are beginning to turn to classes of property that are currently more stable, this including grain, Agrorodeo general manager Robertas Lapinskas wrote. Seeking to ensure sufficient financial flows […]

Strong start for the grain sector this year, COVID-19 becomes a variable

April 1, 2020 0

For Lithuania, which essentially grows grain for export and only consumes a small portion of it domestically, 2020 began favourably. The winter was warm and mild, and the plentiful as never before winter crops were […]

Rasa Juknevičienė: COVID-19 lessons learned

March 26, 2020 0

‘Lessons learned’, as they say in the army. When I held the office of Minister of Defence of Lithuania, along with the commanders and other military representatives, we always discussed and outlined what lessons had […]

The French President’ Munich 1938

March 25, 2020 0

In the tradition of European historical memory of the 20th century, the mention of Munich reminds us of the 1938 agreements between Germany, France, and Britain on the future of Czechoslovakia. It is symbolic that […]

How to avoid fake news about Coronavirus

March 25, 2020 0

At the moment, in addition to official information about coronavirus, the situation in Lithuania and in the world, fake news is spreading. How can you distinguish which information is true and which is fake? How […]

Kojala about forgotten attention for Ukraine’s situation: this should concern us

March 25, 2020 0

Lithuanian representatives returned from the annual Munich Security Conference in a poor mood. China’s threat was emphasised, while the question of Russian aggression was either circumvented or sounded like calls to improve relations with Moscow. […]