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Lithuanian PM urges Latvia to liberalize its gas market

February 6, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Friday reiterated his call on Latvia to implement the EU’s third energy package and liberalize its gas market. […]

EU Ambassador Ušackas warns: confrontation with Russia may lead to “deeper military dispute”

February 6, 2015 BNS 0

The confrontation between the Western world and Russia may lead to “bigger and deeper military dispute,” the European Union‘s (EU) Ambassador in Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas of Lithuania has said. […]

Lithuania praises Belarus’ position on Ukraine

February 5, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania has praised Belarus, saying its position on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is “very positive” as well as Minsk’s decision not to join Moscow’s sanctions against EU member states. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas expressed the position after his visit to Minsk. […]

Baltic small and medium-sized companies optimistic about 2015

February 4, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Baltic small- and medium-scale companies stick to more moderate financial growth plans for 2015. However, despite the current geopolitical tensions, they see further growth opportunities. […]

German-speaking experts sign petition on Ukraine: Securing peace instead of rewarding expansion

February 3, 2015 Andreas Umland 0

An appeal, by 142 German-speaking experts on Eastern Europe, calls for a reality-based and not illusions-guided Russia policy. […]

Belarus and Armenia re-evaluate relations with Russia

January 31, 2015 STRATFOR 0

Recent developments indicate that two of Moscow’s most loyal allies in the former Soviet periphery, Belarus and Armenia, may be reassessing their ties with Russia in light of the country’s standoff with the West. […]

Lithuanian analyst: Russia trying to sow discord in EU with import bans

January 31, 2015 BNS 0

Russia is trying to sow discord between the Baltic countries and other European Union (EU) Member States by halting plans to resume imports of pork from selected Western European countries, political scientist Dovilė Jakniūnaitė believes. […]

Baltic Assembly discusses Rail Baltic project, energy security and economic cooperation

January 30, 2015 ELTA EN 0

On Friday, the Committee on Economics, Energy and Innovations of the Baltic Assembly (BA) held a sitting at the Seimas to discuss transport and infrastructure projects, further cooperation of Baltic and Nordic countries in energy security, energy supply and economy. […]

Finland invited to become shareholder in Rail Baltica joint venture

January 30, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Latvia‘s Transport Minister Anrijs Matiss (Unity) has invited Finland to take active part in implementation of the standard-gauge railroad Rail Baltica project and in the work of the Rail Baltica joint venture, noting the project’s importance for the entire Nordic-Baltic region, LETA learned from the Transport Ministry. […]

Is Belarus benefiting from change in West’s perspective?

January 29, 2015 Grigory Ioffe 0

It is tempting to slip into a spiral of sensationalism when describing the concurrent trends in Belarus’s foreign relations and national aspirations, even though—if history is any guide—these trends may be reversed as abruptly as they started. So far, however, tensions have been on the rise along Belarus’s eastern flank; whereas, there has been steady improvement in Belarus’s relations with the West. According to the assessment of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, this has been the case since the very beginning of 2014. […]

PACE extends sanctions against Russian delegation

January 29, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has extended sanctions against Russia until a plenary session in April. The sanctions include suspension of voting rights, participation in standing committees and monitoring of elections as part of PACE delegations. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine counts on Europe’s unity for Russia sanctions

January 29, 2015 BNS 0

Ukraine hopes for the European Union‘s unity in retaining and tightening sanctions against Russia and providing economic, political and military support, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, currently in Ukraine, said on Wednesday night. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Attack in Mariupol is terrorism and Russia should take responsibility

January 28, 2015 BNS 0

Russia should take responsibility for the Mariupol attack that claimed civilian lives, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Latvian president will not attend 9 May celebrations in Moscow

January 28, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Latvian President Andris Berzins says it is impossible for him to attend the 9 May “victory day” celebrations in Moscow. […]

Andreas Umland: Putin created alternative reality for Russians

January 28, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Russian people are living in an alternative reality created for them by President Vladimir Putin, one completely disconnected from the rest of the world, says German political scientist Andreas Umland, senior research fellow, at Kyiv-based Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation. […]

Lithuanian MEP calls for moving 2018 FIFA World Cup from Russia

January 27, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius has called for stripping Russia of the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup and move it to some other country, or otherwise boycott the championship. […]

Lithuanian Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council Raimonda Murmokaitė

Lithuania’s UN ambassador: Russia is responsible for Mariupol tragedy

January 27, 2015 BNS 0

Russia’s persistent support to separatists has led to the Mariupol tragedy when around 30 civilians were killed and over 90 were injured when the Ukrainian city came under a rocket attack, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council Raimonda Murmokaitė said on Monday. […]

Russian ambassador sends mixed message in WWII congratulation letter to Lithuania

January 26, 2015 DELFI EN 0

Alexander Udaltsov, the Russian Ambassador to Lithuania, has released a public letter, congratulating the country on “the 70th anniversary of Lithuania’s liberation from the Germans-fascists”. The ambassador also makes references to topical issues of today, like the conflict in Ukraine, that are designed to provoke controversy, a Lithuanian political observer says. […]

UN Security Council meeting to discuss Ukraine at Lithuania’s request

January 26, 2015 BNS 0

The United Nations (UN) Security Council is holding a meeting on Monday at Lithuania’s request to discuss the situation in Ukraine. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: EU should tighten sanctions on Russia after military raids in Ukraine

January 25, 2015 BNS 0

The military attacks in Ukraine that claim civilian lives should be deemed terrorist attacks, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says, adding that the European Union (EU) should tighten its sanctions on Russia following the latest attacks in Donetsk and Mariupol. […]