Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin
Foreign affairs

The Kremlin is not interested in Macrons’ ‘stability’

The European security architecture needs to change, French President Emmanuel Macron declared during his latest visit to Finland. The changing world security architecture is forcing the European Union to adopt to the changing world. This is inevitable. However, the French President also called for an ‘update’ of the EU and Russia’s relationship. An ‘update’ should be welcomed, but the main question on whose terms this ‘update’ should be. Is the EU ready to accept an extended hand of friendship from the Kremlin? Certainly not and this is why. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s Vičiūnai says it cannot control sellers of its products in Crimea

The Lithuanian food production group Vičiūnų Grupė (Vičiūnai Group), owned by Visvaldas Matijošaitis, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, as well as other shareholders, says it cannot control sellers of its products in Crimea Peninsula, occupied by Russia. […]

President Valdas Adamkus International Conference 2018
Foreign affairs

European, US politicians, diplomats, in Vilnius, call for strengthening transatlantic ties

European and US politicians and diplomats, in Vilnius for an international conference, on Wednesday underlined the need for strengthening transatlantic ties in the face of security and economic challenges from Russia and China. […]

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Central/Eastern Europe

Lithuanian formin calls for remembering lessons of Russian-Georgian war

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday called for remembering the lessons of Moscow’s aggression as Georgia marks the 10th anniversary of its war with Russia. […]

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump
Defence

Does Trump-Putin meeting pose threat to Lithuania?

United States President Donald Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday.

BNS Lithuania has asked three analysts whether this meeting poses any threat to Lithuania. […]