Kaliningrad

  • Energy

Lithuania to negotiate on gas supplies with Russia only on commercial basis, energy minister says

Lithuania now has more possibilities to import natural gas than it had before and in the future it will hold…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO air policing jets scrambled twice last week

On 23 February - 1 March 2015, NATO fighter jets patrolling the Baltic airspace were scrambled to identify and escort…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian Customs to focus on Belarusian border

With the flow of illegal goods from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad declining, the Lithuanian Customs this year plan to…

10 years ago
  • Energy

Talks with Gazprom not as important as before, Lithuanian energy minister says

The situation in Lithuania has radically changed with the launch the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and negotiations with…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO fighter jets take off 4 times over Baltic states last week

Between 9 February and 16 February, NATO air policing fighter aircraft patrolling the Baltic airspace were scrambled four times to…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO fighter-jets scrambled twice to escort Russian airplanes last week

NATO fighter-jets deployed in Lithuania on the NATO Baltic air policing mission were scrambled twice last week to intercept aircraft…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Defence minister: Lithuania keeping close eye on Russia exercises

Lithuania is keeping a close eye on the ongoing major military exercises in the Russian region of Kaliningrad but has…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Baltic states – among world’s hot spots of 2015?

The news agency Bloomberg has included the Baltic states in the list of places in the world where geopolitical tensions…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Rouble trouble: Kaliningrad buyers spending their money on anything they can

As the Russian rouble took a dizzying dive in currency markets this week, consumers in Russia are on alert: buyers…

10 years ago
  • Defence

NATO fighters took off 21 times last week to intercept Russian aircraft at Baltic states’ borders

On 8-14 December, NATO air policing fighters protecting Baltic airspace took off 21 times to intercept Russian aircraft flying at…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

US analyst: Lithuanian-Russian relations give new meaning to “the dialogue of the deaf”

Russia is not going to give in to Western pressures and might get even more confrontational, especially as its economy…

10 years ago
  • Economy

New bridge linking Lithuania to Kaliningrad won’t be opened soon

Although Russia expects to complete the construction of a new bridge over the river Nemunas by mid-2015, it will stand…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: What is next in the line for independence? Exclude Kaliningrad, please

The tide of plebiscites for independence is rolling across Europe. You name it: Scotland, Crimea, Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk and…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian parliament speaker: Europe should speak in one voice on Russian issue

Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė has refrained from comments on President Dalia Grybauskaitė's strong-worded statements on Russia, noting that the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Russian customs officers instructed to put Lithuanian vehicles under extra scrutiny

Russian customs officers have been instructed to thoroughly check vehicles from Lithuania, the Lithuanian national road carriers association Linava said…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Economist expects Russia’s transport blockade to be short-lived

Moscow's border restrictions for Lithuanian-registered cars and trucks are a short-lived measure, since a long-term blockade would backfire on Russia,…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Against Russia’s new military strategy, NATO wavers as Lithuania prepares

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on 15 October that she would push to limit Russian television broadcasts inside the country.…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Land of Amber to start mining amber again

Lithuania, often nicknamed the Land of Amber, might launch industrial mining of amber for the first time in the last…

11 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania to explore its amber deposits

The Lithuanian Geological Survey is about to announce a tender for detailed amber exploration in the country, the country's Ministry…

11 years ago
  • 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…

11 years ago