Ukraine
Central/Eastern Europe

Lithuania prepares for a scenario where 100,000 refugees from Ukraine are accepted

Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė has signed an order to reinstate a one-off payment of €1,000 for migrants who have not been granted asylum in Lithuania and who voluntarily agree to return to their […]

The Kremlin
Central/Eastern Europe

An Address to the Russian people on the occasion of 30 years anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union and of Russian independence

Dear European neighbours, Dear citizens of the Russian Federation, Dear Friends, Let us dream, yes, let us dream together wrote Members of European Parliament Bernard Guetta, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz and Andrius Kubilius Thirty years after the […]

Russian troops
Central/Eastern Europe

A culture of warfare adopted by Russia that we don‘t even understand

A Prussian culture of warfare, which is entirely atypical for the West, is typical for Russia and so, we often fail to understand Moscow’s aims and modus operandi. This culture is naturally exclusively goal-oriented. If […]

Ramūnas Vilpišauskas
Central/Eastern Europe

Ramūnas Vilpišauskas. Will stricter Western sanctions push Belarus toward Russia?

With the EU considering another sanctions package against Belarusian officials and organisations, the concern is rising that they could further strengthen Russia’s influence on Belarus. This risk exists, but it shouldn’t become a reason for […]