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Sweden backs Lithuanian protest against Russia’s conduct near NordBalt

May 1, 2015 BNS 0

Sweden on Thursday stated support to the Lithuanian protest over the conduct of Russian military vessels in the Baltic Sea, which impeded the laying of a NordBalt power cable between Lithuania and Sweden. […]

Polish president: Many EU countries want to lift sanctions on Russia

April 28, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Many European Union countries want to lift the sanctions on Russia, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said in an interview with the newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. […]

Lithuanian leaders say they do not wish to be audience for Russia’s show of power

April 27, 2015 ELTA EN 0

After it turned out that Lithuania will be the only country of the European Union without any representation at Victory Day celebrations in Moscow this May, Lithuanian leaders explain that Lithuania will pay tribute to World War Two victims in other ways which do not include playing audience for the Kremlin’s show of power. […]

Lithuania only EU state to fully boycott 9 May celebrations in Moscow

April 27, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania will probably be the only country of the European Union (EU) to fully boycott the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on 9 May, diplomats tell BNS. […]

Russian media rejects EU envoy’s “Crimea annexation” article for fear of criminal prosecution

April 25, 2015 BNS 0

A Russian media outlet has refused to publish an article written by EU Ambassador to Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas, who uses the term “Crimea‘s unlawful annexation”, fearing possible repressions from the Russian government. […]

Baltic states refuse common border guard exercises with Russia

April 24, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have refused to participate in joint border guard exercises with Russia, according to the Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR). […]

Russian bikers’ flirtation with Kremlin politics sparks protest from Lithuanian fellows

April 24, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Global politics is undermining the international solidarity of the biker community. Lithuanian bikers have declared they do not want to see members of the Russian motorcycle club Night Wolves MC, including its leader Alexander Zaldostanov, in their country, because the Russians have trampled on a central principle of the biker movement – stay away from politics. […]

Latvian parliament approves moral education in schools

April 24, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Latvian Saeima decided in the final reading on Thursday to approve amendments to the Education Law, stipulating that education institutions must provide moral education to student in compliance with constitutional values, such as marriage and family. […]

Russian authorities stop attempt to smuggle Lithuanian cheese

April 23, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Russia‘s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselchoznadzor) has prevented an attempt to bring in Lithuania-made cheese Svalia to the Russian Federation. […]

Estonian president compares situation in Russia to The Godfather

April 23, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has compared compared the situation in Russia to “The Godfather” film and called Russian regime authoritarian capitalism, Postimees Online reports. […]

Lithuanian and Estonian foreign ministers call for continued pressure on Russia over Ukraine

April 22, 2015 BNS 0

The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Estonia met in Vilnius on Wednesday, calling for continued pressure upon Russia for its actions in Ukraine. […]

Estonian officer in Russia has not been charged yet

April 22, 2015 BNS 0

There have been no clear charges pressed against Estonian security police officer Eston Kohver, currently kept detained in Russia, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Keit Pentus-Rosimannus said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]

Russia’s military games for Baltic and Polish civilians and youth

April 22, 2015 Agnia Grigas 0

With the Russian 9th of May celebrations of Soviet victory in World War Two approaching, many in the Baltic States are concerned about the potential risk of provocations or confrontation stemming from the more radical and disgruntled elements of the local Russian minority. Moreover, since Russia launched a shadow war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, NATO, American, and European governments have been increasingly concerned about the risks of hybrid warfare in Poland and the Baltic region. […]

Lithuania to send experts to Ukraine’s Defence Ministry

April 21, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania plans to send its experts to Ukraine‘s Ministry of Defence, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas, currently in Kiev, said on Monday. […]

Lamberto Zannier and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė

OSCE leader: Now is “good chance” to ensure peace in Ukraine

April 20, 2015 BNS 0

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary General Lamberto Zannier says in Vilnius that now is a good chance to ensure peace in Eastern Ukraine after enforcement of the ceasefire in the strategically important town of Shyrokyne near Mariupol. […]

Estonian PM: Russian-speakers are better protected in Baltics than in Russia

April 20, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas has a pretty clear idea about whether Russia could use force in the Baltic states to “defend” Russian compatriots – absolutely not. He is also clear about the reason for his optimism. The human rights situation in Russia leaves much to be desired, whereas people in the Baltics have no reason to want to be defended. […]

Vilnius think tank calls on Ukraine to make use of truce for reforms

April 19, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian and foreign experts have called on Ukraine to make use of a fragile truce with pro-Russian separatists and carry out reforms. […]

Baltic PMs ask Polish counterpart and EC president to find solution for GIPL financing

April 17, 2015 BNS 0

Prime ministers of three Baltic countries have asked the European Commission president and the Polish government leader to find a solution for the financing of GIPL, the Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania project. […]

Vladimir Putin and Russian navy soldiers

Baltic states the line Russia will not dare to cross?

April 17, 2015 Violeta Davoliute 0

Norman M. Naimark, professor at Stanford University, is one of the most authoritative experts on Central and Eastern Europe in the United States whose research interests include the region’s modern history, genocides and ethnic cleansings that happened here. […]

Minister Linkevičius: Only OSCE can monitor ceasefire in Ukraine

April 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, says that the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the only organisation able to at least partially observe the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Therefore the OSCE must be granted access to hotspots of the most intense fighting. […]