The Russian state’s control of Russian media is well known and thus, it is not surprising that the Russian media had often been used as Moscow’s tool abroad. The prevalence of the Russian language and the sizeable Russian minorities in Estonia and Latvia facilitate receptiveness to Russian language media. […]
Russia has consistently applied its own interpretation of history and dose of propaganda vis-à-vis the Baltic states. In the 1990s and most of the 2000s, the main source of tension in the propaganda sphere was the interpretation of Soviet history, in particular Soviet occupation of the Baltic states. […]
Lithuanian game developers who participated in AppCampus, Microsoft and Aalto University’s global mobile applications business accelerator programme, have been more successful than their counterparts from the other Baltic States. Ten Lithuanian projects have received funding for further activity since the start of AppCampus in 2012. […]
On 8-14 December, NATO air policing fighters protecting Baltic airspace took off 21 times to intercept Russian aircraft flying at the Baltic states’ borders, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
The spread of the Ukrainian crisis has aroused strong reactions of the USA and the European Union against Russian interference in Ukrainian politics. Russia is a strategic market for Europe and the close trades and financial links have pushed the European Union in the direction of a more moderate and careful response, at first. Because of the stalemate in the dialogue between Moscow and Kiev and the threat of a Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the EU has aligned its plan sanctions against Russia with the USA one, between July and September. […]
13 June 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the death of ambassador Stasys Lozoraitis and 2 August marked his 90th birthday. Such anniversaries are often a good time to reflect on the life and career. […]
Troops of the United States will remain in the Baltic states and Poland for at least another year to deter Russia, commander of the US Army Europe (USAREUR) Lieutenant General Ben Hodges stated in Vilnius on Sunday. […]
Russian warships were observed near the Baltic states four times over the past week, they were accompanied away by NATO fighter-jets. […]
Russia’s Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko has accused the increased presence of NATO air policing mission fighter-jets for the frequent interception of Russian airplanes near the Baltic states. […]
During his visit to Lithuania, Edward Lucas, one of the most prominent British columnists analysing geopolitical situation in the Eastern Europe, urged Lithuania to pay more attention to dissemination of its success stories and be more active in fight with the even smallest provocations of Russia in their early stages. […]
NATO’s new Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will Friday meet with top officials of Lithuania in Vilnius to discuss regional security. Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on the eve of the meeting that the visit indicates NATO‘s understanding the Baltic states are faced with. […]
The fact that the newly appointed Norwegian NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has chosen the Baltic States for one of his first visits shows that the Alliance understands the situation in the region, said President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
On 17 November, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) organized the discussion “The Dynamics of Defence Cooperation: Possibilities and Limits in a Changing Europe”, which brought international expert perspectives on the possibilities and limits of Swedish defence cooperation. […]
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. […]
Baltic States and Finnish agricultural organizations submitted a repeated appeal for help to the European Commission, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports. […]
On 6 November, at a solemn ceremony in Berlin, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted the Golden Victoria award given to Lithuania and other Baltic States for the promotion of European ideas. In her speech, the president underlined that this award was the recognition of efforts and determination of all Lithuanian people to build a strong European state, the presidential press service informs. […]
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is leaving for Finland on Thursday to attend the fourth meeting of Baltic, Nordic and British prime ministers. […]
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