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  • Foreign affairs

Vytautas Sinica. The dead-end of a “values-based” foreign policy

The news that Lithuania would continue to receive Belarussian exports of potassium fertiliser, after actively campaigning for sanctions against the…

3 years ago
  • Energy

Astravyets opens a “pit” in Lithuanian-Belarussian relations and opens paths for Russia

On November 5, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda presented the Finnish president Lithuania’s position on the threats posed by Astravyets Nuclear…

5 years ago
  • Politics

I would like for Trump to win again, while for Nausėda to not lose his courage

President Gitanas Nausėda acted bravely in approving the words of US President Donald Trump: “The future does not belong to…

5 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania should take note of changes in Washington’s policy toward Minsk

During a visit to Minsk, US Deputy Secretary of State D. Hale announced that after a break of 11 years,…

5 years ago
  • Latest

Lithuanian foreign policy: a self-censorship problem

After almost twenty years of the voluntary political elite (with small exceptions), and sadly a considerable part of the journalists,…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Grybauskaitė‘s foreign policy: will Nausėda wade into the old river?

President D. Grybauskaitė‘s foreign policy toward the east, first and foremost toward Russia and Belarus, was controversial and hypocritical. How…

6 years ago
  • Opinion

Russian politics in Putin’s new term

Russian President Vladimir Putin is the great survivor of European politics. Western leaders come and go, but Putin has persisted.…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Railways to rent new railcars for grain producers

Lithuanian state-run railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) plans to rent grain railcars from Belarus as Lithuanian grain processors and…

7 years ago
  • European Union

EU states agree in Vilnius to jointly seek more funding for external border protection

Eight EU member states, having an external EU land border, have backed Lithuania's initiative to seek more funding for border…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Government okays plan for blocking power imports from Belarus’ N-plant

The Lithuanian government endorsed on Wednesday an action plan for blocking electricity imports from Belarus' Astravyets nuclear power and thus…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

New Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty transmitter to be launched in Lithuania

A new transmitter will be launched in Lithuania this week for broadcasting the Russian and Belarusian-language services of the US…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Latvia won’t block Astravyets electricity, as it wants freight – ForMin Linkevičius

After Latvia's foreign minister restated the country's plans not to block electricity generated by the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP),…

8 years ago
  • Energy

EC representative again urges Belarus to conduct Astravyets N-plant stress tests

Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission currently on a visit in Vilnius, has again urged Belarus to conduct…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Civilian plane from Belarus twice enters Lithuanian airspace – Minister of Defence

The Lithuanian Air Force on Wednesday recorded a Lithuanian airspace violation by a civilian An-2 aircraft that twice crossed into…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Karoblis about “Zapad”: there are no visible signs that it would be a prelude to a serious conflict

United States Secretary of Defence James Mattis has visited Lithuania for the first time. The visit of a high ranking…

8 years ago
  • Defence
  • Energy

Rosatom sought foothold in Lithuania – declassified intelligence info

Russia's nuclear energy giant Rosatom, which is building the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, had plans to gain a…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Some 1,500 NATO troops to train to defend Suwalki gap this summer

Around 1,500 NATO troops this summer will train to defend the so-called "Suwalki gap", a land corridor whose protection would…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lukashenko’s statements on armed fighters aim to justify repressions

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's statements about armed fighters allegedly trained in Lithuania and Poland are aimed at warning future protesters…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Poland’s boycott of Astravyets electricity proves it as threat – President

Poland's decision not to buy electricity generated at the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus confirms the…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lithuania gets reinforcement from Poland in fight against Belarus’ N-plant

Poland became Lithuania's first ally in its efforts to stop the construction of the Russian state corporation Rosatom's nuclear power…

8 years ago