Based on the implementation of Russian deterrence, a tank and AFV brigade from the United States has already reached Poland from where it will proceed to Lithuania. Despite Russian protests, this year a NATO battalion led by the German armed forces will be deployed in Lithuania. […]
The coming 45th President of the United States of America Donald Trump could be the first to end up in a major conflict with his own country’s intelligence services. On Wednesday he did concede that Russia is the country which performed hacks of the Democrat party’s computer systems. He did not, however, admit that Vladimir Putin was aiming to influence election results in his favour. D. Trump also categorically denied reports from CNN and the Buzz Feed that V. Putin could have compromising information regarding Trump. […]
The early Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat party chairman elections are gathering momentum. Five candidates have been confirmed – Gabrielius Landsbergis, Mykolas Majauskas, Agnė Bilotaitė, Paulius Saudargas and Žygimantas Pavilionis. They will vie for […]
Barack Obama led the United States of America for two consecutive terms and his farewell speech is undoubtedly going to go down in history says former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus. B. Obama was the first […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has declared that universal compulsory military service could already be established during the Seimas term, that is to say within the coming 3.5 years. How would this work? Is universal compulsory […]
The Seimas elections have highlighted the chairmanship problems present among Lithuanian political parties. After election results came out, Social Democrat leader and former PM Algirdas Butkevičius said that he would resign from the post of […]
Already prior to the Seimas elections, the leaders of the new government promised to “reset” Lithuanian-Polish relations. Both Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and the Seimas have rhetorically committed to this a number of times. On […]
The year begins with continuing old issues and unresolved questions. One of them is the idea of a monument for Lithuanian citizens who helped rescue Jews in Vilnius. Such a monument was suggested by one […]
After long meetings with both the Conservatives and Social Democrats, on November 9 the winner of the Seimas elections, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union signed a coalition agreement with the Social Democrats. […]
Research commissioned by the Eastern Europe Studies Centre shows that more than two thirds of ethnic minority representatives view Russian President Vladimir Putin positively. Making a sad joke, former head of the centre, now member […]
Bad news for the LiberalsIf elections were to happen next Sunday, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LPGU) would triumph in it following its continued rise in popularity. Political scientist Virgis Valentinavičius warns that the […]
The Peasant and Greens Union along with its large batch of non-partisan candidates won the Seimas elections, with a number of the new members of Seimas having already requested to become party members. But this is not enough. […]
A day after the Tesla Motors lithium accumulator factory opened in Nevada, government and business representatives met for a discussion of the potential to build such a gigafactory in Lithuania as well. […]
Dainoras Bradauskas, the head of the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate, may have committed disciplinary misconduct, the Special Investigation Service (STT) said on January 4. […]
Facing a leadership crisis and internal bickering, the members of the Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP) have snapped – the decision to join a coalition with Ramūnas Karbauskis’ “Peasants” is being described as a mistake […]
The news that US Special Forces will arrive in Lithuania is not at all directed to the Kremlin, but Lithuania itself, military analyst Darius Antanaitis told LRT Radio. According to him it is likely that […]
Publications which keep appearing in the media have been trying to create antagonism between the Social Democrats and their coalition partners. […]
The threat posed by Russia is the most realistic threat facing Sweden today, however the Swedish response, reflected by the country’s defence budget, is held to be inadequate says LRT Radio contributor in Sweden Vaida […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis calls 2017 a tipping point. According to him we can expect radical and difficult reform this year, with immediate results. S. Skvernelis identified the topics of public sector, state company reform, […]
In February it will become clear what the fate of current Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrat (TS-LKD) Chairman Gabrielius Landsbergis will be; the party will vote for a new chairman. His main opponent is […]
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