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CNN’s withdrawal from Russia – Kremlin’s next step in isolating population

November 11, 2014 Ziniu radijas 0

Journalist Romas Sakadolskis says that recent news of the US news broadcaster CNN withdrawing from Russia is a sign that the Kremlin is making effort to further isolate the Russian society from the world. […]

Belarus has always been and will remain Russia’s military ally, says Lithuanian expert

November 11, 2014 BNS 0

Belarus has always been and will remain Russia‘s military ally, despite Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko‘s recent statements about Russia’s continuing aggression in Ukraine, says Vytis Jurkonis, a lecturer at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University. […]

The Russian Arctic: Between economic development and accelerating militarization

November 10, 2014 Stephen Blank 0

Lately, hardly a day passes without another announcement of a new Russian military deployment in the Arctic. Yet, the Arctic’s fundamental strategic importance to Russia is economic: namely, the potential for extracting immense amounts of energy and other raw materials. […]

Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb

Northern Future Forum discusses innovative business training and Britain’s drive to reform EU

November 9, 2014 Andrei Popov 0

Northern Future Forum (NFF) took place on 6 and 7 November in Helsinki. The Prime Minister of Finland, Alexander Stubb, had invited the prime ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom to discuss educational competitiveness, and promote innovative business activities. […]

Lithuanian PM at NB8-British meeting: It is important to promote innovation culture

November 7, 2014 ELTA EN 0

At the forum of Nordic, Baltic and British heads of Government, hosted by Finland, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius noted the importance of promoting innovations seeking to ensure sustainable economic development. […]

Lithuania courts Belarus with economic incentives

November 7, 2014 STRATFOR 0

As the competition between Russia and the West over Ukraine unfolds, there is a similar yet more subtle process occurring in the neighbouring state of Belarus. Lithuania has been one of the leading players in the effort to bring Belarus economically and politically closer to the European Union, a position Vilnius pushed during a Lithuania-Belarus economic forum held 4-5 November. […]

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics

Lithuanian foreign minister and human rights activist greet Latvian foreign minister’s coming out

November 7, 2014 BNS 0

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics came out as gay on Thursday, stirring reactions across the Baltics. Lithuanian foreign minister congratulated his colleague, while a human rights activist says the step could encourage change in Lithuania as well. […]

US Congressman Adam Schiff: Russians will be made to feel consequences of their leader’s recklessness

November 6, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Western countries must be prepared for even more of Russia‘s provocations in Ukraine, for unconventional warfare methods, espionage and propaganda, according to US Congressman Adam Schiff. […]

Latvia's Laimdota Straujuma, Lithuania's Algirdas Butkevičius

Baltic, Nordic and British PMs to discuss economic challenges

November 6, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is leaving for Finland on Thursday to attend the fourth meeting of Baltic, Nordic and British prime ministers. […]

Softening Russia sanctions would be mistake, Lithuanian foreign minister says

November 6, 2014 BNS 0

Softening the existing sanctions against Russia following the recent “elections” in eastern Ukraine, unrecognized by the West, would be a huge mistake, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Lithuanian PM congratulates Straujuma on reappointment as Latvia’s prime minister

November 5, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Wednesday congratulated Laimdota Straujuma on her appointment to head the Latvian Cabinet for the second consecutive term. […]

US Condemns illegal separatist elections in eastern Ukraine

November 4, 2014 Ludo Segers 0

The United States condemned in harsh terms the illegitimate elections held on Sunday by Russia-backed separatists in parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, National Security Council Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan described the ‘elections’ as sham. […]

Railway advances reveal strategic interests in the Baltics

November 3, 2014 Eugene Chausovsky 0

Stratfor analyst Eugene Chausovsky reflects on the Baltic states’ recent announcement of a joint venture company for Rail Baltica and examines the project’s regional context and implications. […]

Why the West will eventually make up with Russia on Putin’s terms

November 3, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Six years ago, when Russia attacked Georgia and tore off the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Western countries were, as always, “very concerned”, sent out their observers, provided humanitarian support and Nocolas Sarozy, the then President of France, volunteered to mediate in settling the conflict. […]

Tallinn Airport among best airports in Europe

November 2, 2014 Baltic Business News 0

Tallinn Airport is among the best airports in Europe, based on the overall airport experience determined by a travellers survey. […]

Edward Lucas: Putin is tempted to destroy NATO via Baltics

October 30, 2014 BNS 0

British writer and journalist Edward Lucas said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin might engage in provocations aimed at ultimately destroying NATO. […]

Latvian government to fight Lithuanian claims on airBaltic

October 29, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Latvia will use all legal means against Lithuania in order to nullify “the absurd decision in favour of flyLAL-Lithuania Airlines (flyLAL)”, Latvian Transport Minister Anrijs Matiss told the press after the government meeting on Wednesday. […]

Ukraine needs medicines and sleeping bags, not weapons, says peacekeepers represetative

October 29, 2014 BNS 0

Ukraine needs help in developing the systems and not assistance in the form of weapons, Sergey Grabsky, head of a peacekeepers’ association in Ukraine, says. […]

Baltic countries set up joint company for Rail Baltica

October 28, 2014 BNS 0

After several years of negotiations, the three Baltic countries on Tuesday established a joint venture that will carry out the European-standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica. […]

Andrey Piontkovsky: Putin plans to play poker, not chess

October 28, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Russian president Vladimir Putin intends to blackmail the West with a nuclear weapon. So says Russian policy expert Andrey Piontkovsky. He reasons that if the “little green men” and Russian troops turn up in Estonia, for example, Vladimir Putin would warn NATO not to intervene because that would be a Russian World affair and he’d threaten to use nuclear weapons if the Alliance took military action against him. […]