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Lithuania doesn’t question status of Kaliningrad region – ForMin

In response to remarks by a Lithuanian lawmaker, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it is not questioning…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian decision causes hysteria in Russia – the reaction poses a real threat

„Lithuania will build a wall and Russia will pay for it,“ so sounds a joke paraphrasing of US President Donald…

8 years ago
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Reasons for building fence on border with Russia include geopolitical ones

The reasons why Lithuania plans to build a fence on the border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave include geopolitical ones, Interior…

8 years ago
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PM: New border measures with Kaliningrad to ensure economic security

The fence planned on the Lithuanian border with the Russian Kaliningrad region is first of all needed to ensure Lithuania's…

8 years ago
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Over EUR 17 mln planned for cooperation of border regions with Kaliningrad

A tender should be called in mid-2017 where Lithuanian and Kaliningrad border regions would be eligible for support of cooperation…

8 years ago
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Lithuania not getting answers from Russia on extradition of citizens in prison for spying

Lithuanian authorities have not yet received answers from the Russian Justice Ministry about the possibility for two Lithuanian citizens sentenced…

8 years ago
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US armoured brigade a ‘proportionate response’ to Russia – NATO DSG

The deployment of American tanks and fighting vehicles to Central and Eastern Europe is a proportionate response to Russia's aggressive…

8 years ago
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What to observe in Lithuanian politics in 2017

BNS Lithuania news agency lists the most important 2017 projected events on the political and public arena in Lithuania. [...]

8 years ago
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Lithuanian national security – what awaits in the future

Processes proceeding far from Lithuania and right by its borders lead to the conclusion that challenges to national security have…

8 years ago
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Lithuanian border guards spot drone flight from Kaliningrad

Lithuanian border guards registered an unmanned aircraft entering the country's territory from the Russian Kaliningrad region in early hours of…

8 years ago
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Why is Lithuania losing the hybrid war with Russia?

International relations experts keep repeating that Russia is already in a hybrid war with the West. At Kremlin‘s command, Russian…

8 years ago
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Kremlin‘s mouthpiece found a way to reach non-Russian speaking Lithuanian youth

Seen as one of the most important Russian financed propaganda channels, the news agency Sputnik has so far been releasing…

8 years ago
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In Vilnius post-boxes – a Russian invitation to a place “where living standards are 3x higher”

The average inhabitant of Kaliningrad is three times richer than an average Lithuanian. Living standards in the militarised Russian exclave…

8 years ago
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Russia’s Baltkran among Lithuanian Railway co’s partner in large-scale deals

The state-run company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) that has lately drawn attention from the media and the law-enforcement over…

8 years ago
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(Un)convenient Kaliningrad and Kremlin’s relationship

Kaliningrad is the smallest part of the Russian Federation, spanning over 4-times smaller Lithuanian territory, with over a little less…

8 years ago
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Russian citizen busted with gun brought from Kaliningrad

Lithuanian customs authorities on Wednesday said they busted a Russian citizen who had brought a gun, which usually fires rubber…

8 years ago
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New missiles in Kaliningrad aimed at hindering NATO ships’ access

The deployment by Russia of new missiles in its Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad is aimed at restricting access for…

8 years ago
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Is sleeping beauty Kaliningrad Oblast about to wake up?

In early October, the Estonian media reported that Russia was transporting, by ship, Iskander short-range ballistic missiles from Ust Luga…

8 years ago
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NATO jets scrambled from Lithuania once last week over Russian warplane

Fighter-jets conducting the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once to intercept a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic…

8 years ago
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NATO confirms two Russian warships have entered Baltic Sea

Two Russian warships have recently entered the Baltic Sea, NATO confirmed on Wednesday. [...]

8 years ago