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Ukrainian says his truck carried BUK rockets that downed MH17

August 1, 2014 Tomas Dapkus 0

More and more evidence points to the fact that Kremlin-supported terrorists shot down the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane. Alfa.lt has interviewed the owner of the trailer-truck that allegedly transport BUK rockets, one of which downed the MH17 flight, from Ukraine. […]

Opinion: Will Russia’s MH17 adventure end in the Hague Tribunal?

July 30, 2014 Markas Zingeris 0

If paraphrasing Dutch folk hero Till Ulenspiegel, the ash of the flight MH17 is “knocking on our hearts”. However, it is knocking hardest at the consciences of those who promoted “moderate penalties” on Moscow and “peace negotiations with participation of all parties”. […]

Investigators struggle to reach MH17 crash site as Ukraine fighting intensifies

July 29, 2014 Reuters 0

Eleven days after it crashed, the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 remains out of reach for international investigators. […]

Putin’s ex-adviser says MH17 was not random choice

July 28, 2014 BNS 0

The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was not shot down accidentally, it was chosen as a target because it was flying from Amsterdam, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former adviser Andrey Illarionov has said in Vilnius. […]

Opinion: Russia’s cover-up of MH17 and Lithuania’s shame

July 23, 2014 Ramunas Bogdanas 0

The Malaysia Airline flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur might have been downed by mistake, but it was no accident. […]

Opinion: Putin’s responsibility for MH17

July 22, 2014 DELFI EN 0

The Malaysia Airline flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur might have been downed by mistake, but it was no accident. […]

EU ministers call for harsher sanctions against Russia after downing of Malaysia Airlines flight

July 22, 2014 Reuters 0

European Union foreign ministers threatened Russia with harsher sanctions over Ukraine on Tuesday, with some saying diplomacy was no longer enough to force Moscow to de-escalate the crisis after the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight last week. […]

President Grybauskaitė: We must put a stop to mistralisation of European politics

July 22, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Europe is betraying its own values and trades security for profit, which allows Russia to effectively employ the “buy and rule” strategy, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Foreign Minister Linkevičius calls for tougher sanctions and arm embargo against Russia

July 22, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania is calling for immediate tightening of sanctions, starting with an arms embargo, against Russia following the Malaysian Airlines plane crash which was likely caused by a surface-to-air missile launched by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, the Baltic country’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Monday. […]

Protesting Russia’s response to MH17 crash, Latvia declares three pop singers personae non gratae

July 21, 2014 The Baltic Course 0

Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics has banned three popular Russian musicians – Oleg Gazmanov, Joseph Kobzon and Alla Perfilova, also known as Valeriya – from travelling to Latvia, informs Press and Information Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]

Wizz Air adjusts Vilnius-Kutaisi flight to bypass eastern Ukraine

July 18, 2014 ELTA EN 0

At the moment, Wizz Air is the only airline operating in Lithuania that conducts flights crossing eastern Ukraine, from Vilnius to Kutaisi, Georgia. The Civil Aviation Administration has informed ELTA that Wizz Air route will be adjusted after Malaysia Airlines plane crashed and airspace above the rebel-held regions in Ukraine was closed. […]

Lithuanian leaders call MH17 crash “brutal act of terror”

July 18, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the responsibility for the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine also falls upon suppliers of weaponry to armed militants in the region. Meanwhile President Dalia Grybauskaitė called the incident a “brutal act of terror”. […]

Ambassador to Ukraine says Malaysian crash is part of “Russian war on Ukraine”

July 18, 2014 BNS 0

The disaster of Malaysia Airlines jetliner is the consequence of Russia’s undeclared war on Ukraine, and “the plane that has been shot down is full responsibility of Russia,” says Lithuanian Ambassador to Ukraine Petras Vaitiekūnas. […]

Planes departing Lithuania not crossing East Ukraine

July 18, 2014 BNS 0

There has been no need to revise flight routes for planes departing Lithuania to account for the closed air-space in Eastern Ukraine, says acting director of the Lithuanian Civil Aviation Administration Joris Gintilas. […]

Malaysia Airlines plane crash might prove a turning point in Ukrainian-Russian conflict

July 18, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says that the crash of the Malaysia Airlines plane over rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine will be a breaking point in how Western states treat the bloody conflict that has been raging in the country for months. […]

Lithuanian leaders convey condolences over Malaysia Airlines plane crash

July 18, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė and other top officials have conveyed condolences over the crash of a Malaysian airplane in Ukraine, wishing strength and fortitude to victims’ families. […]