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Railway advances reveal strategic interests in the Baltics

Stratfor analyst Eugene Chausovsky reflects on the Baltic states’ recent announcement of a joint venture company for Rail Baltica and examines the project’s regional context and implications. […]

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Unsolved dilemma of Orlen Lietuva (Mažeikių Nafta)

The launch of Lithuania’s new LNG Terminal Independence in Klaipėda is cause for celebration as a victory over Russian gas dominance. as well as neighbouring Latvia and Estonia. However, another Lithuanian energy sector dilemma remains unresolved despite efforts of the European Commission and Vilnius and Warsaw –  the Russian eight year long oil ‘embargo’ against the Lithuanian oil refinery Orlen Lietuva (Mažeikių Nafta). […]

Andrey Piontkovsky
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Andrey Piontkovsky: Putin plans to play poker, not chess

Russian president Vladimir Putin intends to blackmail the West with a nuclear weapon. So says Russian policy expert Andrey Piontkovsky. He reasons that if the “little green men” and Russian troops turn up in Estonia, for example, Vladimir Putin would warn NATO not to intervene because that would be a Russian World affair and he’d threaten to use nuclear weapons if the Alliance took military action against him. […]

Ivan Okhlobystin

Russian actor banned from entering Latvia for homophobic comments

A Russian sitcom actor, notorious for his anti-LGBT statements, was banned from entering Latvia for saying gay people should be burned alive, The St. Petersburg Times reports. […]

Mindaugas Jurkynas
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Elections will not bring changes to Latvian politics, Lithuanian observer says

The results of Latvia‘s general elections will not bring major political changes in the country, as the current ruling coalition will remain in power, says Professor Mindaugas Jurkynas of Lithuania’s Vytautas Magnus University. […]

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Russian-speakers’ party wins elections in Latvia, but ruling coalition retains majority

With nearly 98% of votes in Latvia‘s general elections counted, the social-democratic party Harmony Centre, representing the country’s Russian-speaking minority, has received the largest support in the 12th Saeima elections. However, the ruling coalition – Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers (UGF) and the National Alliance – has retained majority of votes in the Saeima, data published by the Central Election of Latvia show. […]

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Finnish–Lithuanian Trade Association turns 20

The Finnish–Lithuanian Trade Association celebrated its 20th anniversary of activities on 23 September 2014. […]