Zivile Kropaite, Author at the Lithuania Tribune

Lithuania grapples with homophobia

June 25, 2015 Zivile Kropaite 0

Lithuania has recently started discussing its attitudes towards homosexuality, in what remains a novelty for a country ranked among the most homophobic in the EU. […]

Lithuania creates precedent in EU by banning Russian TV station

April 10, 2015 Zivile Kropaite 0

Lithuania’s media watchdog has blocked broadcasts by Russian TV channel RTR Planeta on grounds of inciting hatred over Ukraine. […]

Russia’s information war in Lithuania growing in intensity

October 7, 2014 Zivile Kropaite 0

It is hard to find anyone in Lithuania who does not believe that Russia‘s propaganda campaigns in the Baltic EU member state have been growing in intensity. […]

Whether Russia attacks NATO in 5 years will depend on one thing alone

May 21, 2025 0

According to the American publication The Wall Street Journal, European countries bordering Russia are increasingly concerned about the Russian military’s actions. Russia is strengthening its military forces near the Finnish border, and its military experts […]

Prosecutor’s Office announces the fate of the four missing US soldiers: death investigation launched, still silence from the services

March 31, 2025 0

On March 31 morning, Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė announced that an M88 armoured personnel carrier had been pulled out of the swamp at the Pabradė training ground at night and stressed that she […]

A few questions to Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump and all those calling for “peace at all costs”

March 22, 2025 0

I admit it: I’m not that type of person who follows domestic and international politics day by day, in such a way that I become aware of every single development or decision. So, it may […]

Message from the President’s Office to Paluckas on Žemaitaitis

February 12, 2025 0

While Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas does not take issue with the statements made by the leader of the Nemuno Aušra, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, the President’s Chief Advisor, Frederikas Jansonas, takes a different position. According to him, […]

Surprised by what’s happening in Lithuania: this is what makes us stand out in the EU

January 30, 2025 0

Lithuanian economists are surprised to see our country’s economic growth: the Estonian economy has been in recession for two years, Latvia’s has been stagnating, and Lithuania’s has been booming. Consumer confidence in Lithuania stands out […]

Will the coalition shut the door on Žemaitaitis?

January 30, 2025 0

“The fate of Nemuno Aušra (Dawn of Nemunas) in the coalition has been decided; they will be removed – the coalition will not be able to endure for long this rhetoric and these things, which […]