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 […]
Following the government’s decision to lower the level of diplomatic representation with Russia, Ambassador to Moscow Eitvydas Bajarūnas returned to Lithuania this week. He said that Russian hatred of Western citizens is now at an […]
During the Cold War, the Americans pursued a strategy of containment toward the Soviet Union to prevent any kind of Soviet expansion, whether militarily, economically or ideologically. Now, whatever the outcome of the Kremlin-induced war […]
After the glory days of the Franco-German couple under Giscard and Schmidt and, in a more ambiguous mode, under Kohl-Mitterrand – this time is driven by events more than by any real ambition – the […]
Instead of an introduction This text aims to bring together in a more conceptual form personal thoughts, initiatives and projects devoted to foreign and security policy, which I have had the opportunity to lecture, explain, […]
Today, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov announced that Russia will withdraw from the Council of Europe (CoE). The statement was made, but no formal decision was taken by Russia… writes Laima Andrikienė, the Chairperson of the […]
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says that the government is not changing its position towards China and is confident that intensified economic relations with other South-East Asian countries will help compensate for the losses Lithuania has […]
Lithuania may be considering changing the name of the Taiwanese mission in Chinese to the Taiwanese Mission, the Reuters news agency reported. This is similar to the English version – The Taiwanese Representative Office in […]
The biggest mistake in Lithuania-China relations was made long before the opening of the Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius, when the country fell into the Chinese netcast on Eastern and Central European countries without considering […]
The news that Lithuania would continue to receive Belarussian exports of potassium fertiliser, after actively campaigning for sanctions against the regime in Belarus, rapidly became a scandal. The experts are appalled, the transit companies are […]
Few countries dare to challenge China the way Lithuania has done. Foreign media point out that Lithuanians, unlike much of the world dependent on Chinese investment or influence, demonstrate “ethical politics”, TV3.lt news portal reported. […]
Before you raise your sword, make sure that your back is covered. Did our government really do all this homework before going to war with China Vytautas Bruveris writes in lrytas.lt? Last week, China went […]
The opening of the Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius has raised China’s ire. Beijing compared Lithuania to a fly that needs to be swatted down but did not hesitate to take the most drastic step […]
China is very angry with Lithuania’s decision to open a Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius. The Chinese embassy also held a press conference banning TV cameras. The embassy spokesman kept repeating that the Lithuanian authorities […]
The strategy to stop illegal migration from Belarus has taken a turn that was unexpected for Lithuanian politicians: outgoing German Chancellor Merkel spoke to Belarusian dictator Lukashenko on the phone to discuss the situation on […]
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis regrets that the ministry learned about the call between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belarusian authoritarian leader Aliaksandr Lukashenko only from foreign partners and not from the Presidential Office, lrytas.lt reported. […]
As tensions on the Belarusian-Polish-Baltic border continue to escalate, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in her capacity as a representative of the West, has, after more than a year, had a conversation with the illegitimate […]
The current influx of migrants, purposefully directed from Belarus into Lithuania, is dangerous, not due to poor experience in handling based on international regulations a widespread around the world matter but because of a potentially […]
Lithuania cannot act effectively on its own in foreign affairs, so it must always seek allies. This could be said of the European Union’s Eastern policy, which, for Lithuania, means significant efforts to restrain the […]
If sanctions could help replace the political regimes in Russia and Belarus, I would approve even their most severe variants, Mečys Laurinkus wrote in lrtyas.lt Unfortunately, the sanction cascades against Russia have thus far ended […]
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