Donald Trump

Gediminas Kirkilas
CORPORATE

Kirkilas – Russia wants neither Trump, nor Clinton – it wants a weak America

January 13, 2017 LT Daily 0

The coming 45th President of the United States of America Donald Trump could be the first to end up in a major conflict with his own country’s intelligence services. On Wednesday he did concede that Russia is the country which performed hacks of the Democrat party’s computer systems. He did not, however, admit that Vladimir Putin was aiming to influence election results in his favour. D. Trump also categorically denied reports from CNN and the Buzz Feed that V. Putin could have compromising information regarding Trump. […]

Raimundas Karoblis
Defence

Minister of Defence plans to set up military procurement agency

January 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis is planning to establish a separate agency to coordinate military purchases, saying that centralization would help ensure better controls. […]

remove Re-Crop Republican Senator John McCain of the US at the Presidential palace in Vilnius
Defence

McCain sees Lithuania’s move to raise defence spending as important signal

December 30, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s commitment to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence in 2018 is an important signal, Republican Senator John McCain of the United States has said in Vilnius. […]

The Kremlin
Opinion

Lithuanian view: What to expect from Russia in 2017?

December 18, 2016 LT Daily 0

2017 could be the year of Russia’s return – the signs of this were discussed in a Tuesday afternoon discussion organised by the the Eastern Europe Studies Centre (RESC) and VU TSPMI. The political scientists discussed the topic of “What will decide Russian foreign policy in 2017?” It is likely that the government rotation of the West, the resolution of the stalled Syrian conflict and strategic changes to the Russian tone will open opportunities for de-escalation and Putin’s return as a figure that is repulsive for many, but at the same time – an inevitable partner in resolving questions in the international political arena. […]

Marine Le Pen
European Union

New nationalism and the Baltic States

December 13, 2016 Kristina Garalyte 0

Leading world’s news channels, newspapers and political commentators ring the alarm of the re-emergence of chauvinistic nationalist politics at the thresholds of Western democracies. After the rather unexpected results of the US presidential election and the Britain’s referendum, many hold their breath waiting for the voting results of other EU member states and anxiously wondering how far nationalist sentiments can spread though-out Europe like a black death. […]

Hacker
Defence

No comment from Security Dept on US warning of Russian election interferrence

December 12, 2016 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian State Security Department has refused to comment on the media reports about the US intelligence warning Lithuania about Russian attempts to tip election results. […]