Central/Eastern Europe

Entering the second year of the Russian invasion at the same crossroads

This is a story for an indefinite period, and its outcome is entirely uncertain. So the most important thing is not to overreact, Vytautas Bruveris writing on lrytas.lt news portal. This is how one can […]

Defence

Explaining the ambitions of Russian neo-Nazis in Lithuania: they see 3 goals

The request by the Kremlin-linked paramilitary Russian neo-Nazis extremist group Rusich to collect and provide them with intelligence on border and military activities in the Baltic States has divided experts into two camps – while […]

Foreign affairs

Early presidential elections in Kazakhstan. What to expect for Lithuania and the West

Early presidential elections took place in Kazakhstan on 20 November. The final results show that Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev was elected for a second term as President with 81.31% of the vote. What does this election mean […]

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Defence

After a missile explosion in Poland – no illusions about NATO’s response, but one small twist is possible

It is highly likely that the rocket that exploded in Poland near the Ukrainian border and killed two people was fired by the Ukrainian armed forces to shoot down one of the Russian missiles. The […]