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Angela Merkel: Germany will give military assistance to Baltic states if necessary
The EU response to Russia‘s actions in Ukraine is a correct decision, Germany‘s Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published in Welt am Sonntag on 7 December. […]
One year after Vilnius summit: Times of “limited sovereignty” coming back?
“Europe had been waiting for an engagement party for two years but it was called off a week before,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius on the evening of 28 November 2013 after Ukraine refused to sign the association agreement with the European Union (EU). […]
Lithuanian foreign minister: Germany’s wish not to harm Russia is understandable
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he understands why German Chancellor Angela Merkel wishes to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis that would not harm Russia. He adds, however, that it is just as important not to harm Ukraine either. […]
Estonia’s defence minister: Estonia and Germany have different visions of keeping peace
Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser expressed mild disappointment over the statements by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Riga, which indicated that Germany did not support permanent NATO bases in the Baltics for fear of angering Russia. […]
Lithuanian foreign minister says Ukraine could use international support better
Ukraine could use international leverage and provided support better, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said ahead of his visit to Kiev on Friday. […]
Germany’s Merkel: New sanctions against Russia enter economic sphere
European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday (July 16) on sharing out a package of top jobs in the 28-nation bloc, including a new foreign policy chief, and postponed the decision until late August. […]