Islamic State

  • Defence

NATO won’t trade Eastern European security for Russia’s help in fighting terrorism

NATO will not renounce additional security measures in Eastern Europe in exchange for Russia's potential assistance in fighting terrorism, a…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Brussels blasts: The struggle to secure soft targets

Brussels was the scene of multiple explosions on March 22, highlighting the persistent vulnerability of soft targets to simple, effective…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

The Pope and the Patriarch: Russia’s search for the right West

The Western political establishment is hostile to Russia. This makes it all the more important to demonstrate that the Western…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

LT formin urges wait-and-see approach to Russian withdrawal from Syria

Russian statements about maneuvers in Syria should be viewed with caution, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, adding that countries…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Not clear Russia has achieved its primary goal in Syria, say intelligence experts

The primary goal of Russia’s military intervention in Syria was to link its actions in Syria to the conflict in…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Palestine expects Lithuanian support in talks with Israel

Palestine does not seek to change Lithuania's attitude towards Israel, but wants the country to serve as a mediator in…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

No injured Lithuanians in Hurghada hotel attack

No Lithuanian tourists were hurt during an attack on an Egyptian hotel in Hurghada last Friday, the Ministry of Foreign…

9 years ago
  • European Union

Divisions emerging on keeping EU sanctions on Russia, says Lithuanian minister

Although the European Union recently agreed to extend sanctions on Russian companies until July of this year, divisions among EU…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanians baffled after being mentioned in IS video

A recent propaganda video, said to be produced by Islamic State (IS), names 60 countries as enemies of the terrorist…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Putin’s War on Terror

Should the West embrace Russia as a partner in the struggle against terrorism, now that the heartland of European Enlightenment,…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

EU Commissioner Andriukaitis criticizes Lithuanian president for refusing to work with Russia

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has recently said that Lithuania will not join any coalition against the Islamic State that includes…

9 years ago
  • Defence

VSD head: No need to raise terrorism threat level in Lithuania

There is no need to announce a higher level of terrorism threat in Lithuania, because the State Security Department (VSD)…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Islamic State includes Lithuania into ‘coalition of devils’

A new propaganda video, claimed to be released by Islamic State, names a "global coalition" of the terrorist organization's enemies…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė‘s statement met with irony in Moscow

The statement made by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday that Lithuania would not participate in any coalition against the…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania will not be in coalition against Islamic State with Russia

President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania would not be willing to join any coalition against the Islamic State that would…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanians, unlike Latvians or Poles, are not fighting in Syria

The Lithuanian State Security Department says that there are no Lithuanian citizens fighting on the side of the Islamic State…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Parliamentary committee chair: Lithuania might have to join ground operation against ISIS

Artūras Paulauskas, the head of the National Security and Defence Committee in the Lithuanian parliament, has said to the Žinių…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian Muslim Mufti: Terrorists will go to hell

Islam is not and could not be the reason for terrorist attacks in France, says Lithuanian Muslim Mufti Romas Jakubauskas.…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian commentators on attacks in Paris: This is no time to abandon human rights

Lithuanian political scientists, journalists and politicians comment on the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left at least 129 people…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president: Russia’s involvement in Syria will make refugee crisis worse

Russia's recent involvement in the war in Syria will only worsen the plight of refugees who are making their way…

9 years ago