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Putin congratulates Estonia on its independence

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Estonia’s day of independence. […]

‘Lack of Ukraine reform could lead EU to lift Russian sanctions’ – EU ambassador

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Ukraine‘s lack of progress on reforms may lead the EU to lean towards rejecting an extension of sanctions on Russia, according to the European Union‘s Ambassador to Russia, Vygaudas Ušackas. […]

Lech Walesa ‘was paid Communist informant’, say Polish investigators

February 18, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Poland‘s history institute, which is responsible for investigating crimes perpetrated under the previous Communist regime, said that newly seized documents suggested former president and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was an informer. […]

Lithuania condemns Russia’s moves to suppress Crimean Tatars

February 18, 2016 BNS 0

Attempts by Russian law enforcement institutions to ban activities of the Mejlis, or council, of Crimean Tatars is politically-motivated persecution, says Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]

Early elections only way out of Ukraine’s political stalemate, Lithuanian analyst says

February 18, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Ukraine has gotten itself into a political cul-de-sac and the only way out is to call early elections, says a leading Lithuanian political scientist. […]

Maxima denies responsibility, appeals conviction for Riga supermarket roof collapse

February 17, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian-owned supermarket chain Maxima Latvija has appealed a Riga court ruling which found the company liable for a roof collapse in one of its stores in 2013 that killed 54 people. […]

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus sanctions likely to end, Linkevičius says

February 15, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that the European Union is likely to lift all existing sanctions on Belarus. […]

Kaliningrad nuclear power plant construction ‘may resume’

February 12, 2016 BNS 0

Atomproject, a company of Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, has issued tenders for surveying work at the site of a future Baltic nuclear power plant (NPP). Lithuanian experts say it may signal that Rosatom is resuming construction of the nuclear facility. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė one of Ukraine’s favourite foreign leaders

February 11, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has been named among Ukraine‘s most-liked foreign leaders, according to a new survey. […]

Opportunity for Lithuania’s LNG terminal as Latvia opens up gas market

February 11, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

Latvia‘s parliament, the Saeima, passed amendments to energy law, opening up the country’s gas market to external suppliers, including, potentially, to Lithuania’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. […]

Kremlin critic to return to Lithuania after detention in Cyprus

February 11, 2016 BNS 0

Nitika Kulachenkov, a close fellow of the prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who has been detained in Cyprus at Russia‘s request, maintains he is being prosecuted for “stealing” a €2 poster and pledges to return to Lithuania shortly. […]

IMF warns Ukraine it will pull €35bn bailout unless corruption stops

February 10, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday that will halt its €35 billion bailout programme to Ukraine unless the country takes immediate action to tackle rampant corruption. […]

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. Photo Ludo Segers

Ukraine not doing enough to eradicate corruption, says Lithuania’s foreign minister

February 9, 2016 BNS 0

Not enough measures are being taken by the Ukraine to eradicate corruption, according to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. […]

Britain ‘preparing for NATO-Russia conflict in Eastern Europe’

February 8, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

A major British army exercise to practice an Iraq invasion-scale operation with US forces in Jordan is in preparation for a possible confrontation with Russia in Eastern Europe. […]

Latvian banks handle many international clients

Latvian banks under pressure from US to curb money laundering

February 5, 2016 0

Will pressure from the United States, fear of losing the last dollar correspondent account, and an impending vote on admission into the OECD finally force Latvia to curb the laundering of dirty money for shady figures from the former Soviet Union via Latvia’s non-resident banks? […]

International community expresses dismay over Abromavičius’ Ukraine resignation

February 4, 2016 BNS 0

The ambassadors of Western countries in Kiev have expressed their regret over the recent resignation of Ukraine‘s Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavičius, praising him for his efforts in fighting corruption and implementing reforms necessary for Ukraine’s economy. […]

Blow to Ukraine’s reform effort as Lithuanian-born economy minister quits

February 3, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Aivaras Abromavičius, said on Wednesday he was stepping down as his ministry was being hijacked by corrupt vested interests. […]

Trouble with the development of Russia’s next-generation stealth fighter

February 1, 2016 0

While Russian commentators may have been happy to watch the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter development project go over-time and over-budget, Russia has been discovering just how difficult the development of a stealth fighter can be with its Sukhoi PAK FA T-50 project. […]

Family values and Russian influence in Latvia

January 28, 2016 Baltijos saliu tiriamosios zurnalistikos centras ReBaltica 0

A fight for “family values” in Latvia is uniting the Kremlin’s friends and ideological foes. […]

Put pressure on Moscow, not Kiev, to end war in Ukraine, Lithuanian minister says

January 28, 2016 BNS 0

The international community should not demand that the Ukrainian government grants autonomy to its eastern regions until Russia ensures security in the region, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius argues in an op-ed piece published in the Wall Street Journal. […]