Germany

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Russian analyst Piontkovsky: Putin will not shy away from nuclear blackmail

The West can still stop Vladimir Putin with economic and political measures, but if he is allowed to get away…

10 years ago
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Germany to send 800 soldiers to Baltics next year

In order to consolidate security in Eastern Europe, Germany will send about 800 soldiers to military exercises in the Baltic…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president accepts letters of credence from German ambassador

President Dalia Grybauskaitė accepted letters of credence from Jutta Schmitz, Germany's Ambassador to Lithuania, the presidential press service informs. [...]

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Edward Lucas: Russia is winning

I have been dealing with European security for more than thirty years, as an activist during the Cold War, as…

10 years ago
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History lessons as Poland and Germany mark start of Second World War

On 1 September, in 1939, without a declaration of war a German battleship opened fire on a Polish garrison. [...]

10 years ago
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Comparing 1939 and 2014: Is this already war?

Seventy-five years ago this week, people in Europe and most of the world woke up to ominous newspaper headlines: "German…

10 years ago
  • Defence

German jets take to Estonian skies as they take over NATO Baltic policing mission

Germany will be taking over the responsibility of supporting the Baltic Air Policing mission from Ämari Air Base in Estonia.…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian soldiers participate in multinational exercise Saber Junction 2014 in Germany

Lithuanian soldiers are taking part in the first phase of the multinational exercise Saber Junction, the Ministry of National Defence…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Germany’s wish not to harm Russia is understandable

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he understands why German Chancellor Angela Merkel wishes to find a solution…

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  • Culture

Why Donelaitis’ Metai is on par with Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey

The Lithuanian epic poem Seasons (Metai) is a canonic masterpiece of early Lithuanian literature written by Kristijonas Donelaitis around 1765–1775…

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  • European Union

Calculations of Russia’s import embargo: EU set to lose EUR 5 billion per year

According to calculations carried out by the Netherlands-based ING Group, restrictions imposed by Russia on food imports from the European…

10 years ago
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Estonia’s defence minister: Estonia and Germany have different visions of keeping peace

Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser expressed mild disappointment over the statements by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Riga, which indicated…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian foreign minister says Ukraine could use international support better

Ukraine could use international leverage and provided support better, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said ahead of his…

10 years ago
  • Defence

New German defence attaché to Lithuania accredited

Commander Thomas Hacken was accredited as Germany’s new defence attaché on Thursday, replacing Lieutenant Colonel Achim Neitzert. [...]

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania’s priorities for upcoming NATO summit presented to US military

Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas presented Lithuania's priorities for 4-5 September 2014 NATO Summit in Wales to…

10 years ago
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Estonia’s Kallas: Sanctions will hit Russia harder than recoil for EU

In an interview in Eesti Päevaleht over the weekend, largely focusing on EU-Russia ties and developments in transport, outgoing European…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO mine counter-measures group ships arrive in Klaipėda

A German warship FGS Elbe, which heads the Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1), docked at the Lithuanian port…

10 years ago
  • 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…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Germany’s Merkel: New sanctions against Russia enter economic sphere

European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday (July 16) on sharing out a package of top…

10 years ago