Trump and Mattis
Opinion

Two signals from Donald Trump to the Baltics that Russia won’t like

After Donald Trump was elected President of the United States there were numerous concerns that the new master of the White House will be inclined toward pro-Russian policy – financial links to Moscow and the Kremlin’s praise to the President Elect were concerning. However D. Trump’s statement and decisions show that Russia celebrated too early and could be greatly disappointed. […]

US surveillance plane in the Zuokniai airport in Lithuania
CORPORATE

Kojala – we have to remain calm and see NATO as one unit

On Friday the BBC published a text on the fate of the Baltic States with Donald Trump taking power in the United States. The publication points out that Lithuania is afraid of potential Russian aggression […]

Donald Trump
Foreign affairs

Deputy formin hopes US to keep foreign policy unchanged after Trump’s victory

Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister Raimundas Karoblis says that the US foreign policy should not undergo major changes after election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as its new president. […]

Donald Trump the USA President elect
CORPORATE

Adamkus – any pandering to Russia would be political suicide for Trump

Donald Trump‘s victory in the US presidential elections left the world shocked. Few believed it and most were disappointed. British and other European media describes this as the greatest mistake of the American electorate in history because the real estate magnate is seen as a liar, bully, populist and has gone bankrupt a number of times. What can we expect after Trump‘s victory? LRT spoke with former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, first post-independence head of state and one of the leaders of the independence movement Prof Vytautas Landsbergis, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. […]

Donald Trump the USA President elect
Foreign affairs

Trump’s victory shouldn’t change US ties with Lithuania – LPGU leaders

The victory of Donald Trump of the Republicans in the United States presidential election should not change the country’s relations with Lithuania, leaders of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union that won the recent parliamentary elections told BNS on the morning of November 9. […]