Dalia Grybauskaitė
Defence

President Grybauskaitė: NATO Summit in Wales is an event of vital importance

In an interview with LRT radio the President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the meeting of the presidents of the three Baltic States with the President of the United States of America (USA) Barack Obama means that the region has very strong support and its concerns are taken seriously. According to her, the NATO summit, which will take place in Wales right after this meeting, is vital in the current geopolitical situation. […]

President Grybauskaitė met with members of the US Congress
Defence

Lithuanian leaders call on US politicians to endorse Eastern Europe defence plan

Lithuania backs the US initiative to strengthen NATO capabilities in the Baltic States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after a meeting with US congressmen on Friday. […]

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Finnish analyst: Although not bound by Article Five, Finland would have to fight if Estonia is attacked

A Finnish political analyst said that Finland would have the obligation to come to Estonia‘s aid if its smaller neighbour were attacked, even though Finland is not a NATO member and is not obligated by the organization’s Article Five collective defence clause. […]

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Opinion

Opinion: What can stop Russia?

The sanctions of the West against Russia are followed by discussions about what effect they could have on further actions of Russia towards Ukraine. One side stresses that Putin and his closest environment understand only force, therefore the increasing sanctions are the best measure of scaring Russia from further aggression in Ukraine. […]

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Russian submarine and corvette detected near Latvia’s economic zone

A Russian submarine and corvette were detected near Latvia‘s economic zone on Sudnay, informs LETA, quoting Latvia’s National Armed Forces. […]

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Amid Crisis, Belarus re-examines its political and security situation

Belarus will host the latest round of talks between Ukraine and Russia in Minsk on 1 August as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko continues to push his country as a mediator in the crisis. Lukashenko’s motivation is not altruistic, however, as Belarus is not immune to the competition between Russia and the West over the strategic borderland countries of the former Soviet periphery. […]

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Russia-NATO: No “business as usual”

On 22 July, President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian Security Council and effectively declared the demise of cooperation between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Putin covered issues linked to the crisis in Ukraine, rejected Western allegations of Russia’s de facto involvement in the downing of Flight MH17, and then turned to security challenges stemming from NATO. […]

Defence

Germany does not approve of NATO’s military expansion to Poland and Baltic States

The German government does not approve of Poland’s and Baltic States’ request to expand NATO military presence in Eastern European countries, writes Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. […]