Moscow

  • Economy

90 our of 100 universities in the world request Lithuanian lasers

One of the things Lithuania is best known for is the laser industry. While perhaps not at the very pinnacle…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Foreign Ministry calls for immediate release of demonstrators in Russia

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed its concern over the detention of demonstrators in Russia and called for their…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Slovenia’s president astonished in Vilnius by scope of concerns over Russia

Slovenia's President Borut Pahor said in Lithuania on Monday he was astonished about the strong concerns in Vilnius over the…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Dalia Grybauskaite congratulates Ukraine on visa-free travel, calls for further reforms

President Dalia Grybauskaite on Friday congratulated Ukrainians on the start of visa-free travel to the European Union and urged them…

7 years ago
  • Energy

President Dalia Grybauskaite promises to help Ukraine block Nord Stream 2 initiatives

President Dalia Grybauskaite has promised to help Ukraine to block initiatives for expanding the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Putin, Stalin have same goal – Worldwide Congress of Crimean Tatars’ leader in Vilnius

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has the same plan for Crimean Tatars as the Soviet Union's former dictator Stalin did, when…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Guzas takes post as Lithuania’s new Air Force commander

Colonel Dainius Guzas, the new commander of Lithuania's Air Force, was inaugurated into the position at a ceremony in the…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s Zingeris picked as Council of Europe’s Parliament Assembly rapporteur

Lithuania's conservative MP Emanuelis Zingeris has been appointed as the rapporteur of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly for the…

7 years ago
  • Uncategorized

More than third of Russians believe Baltics voluntarily joined Soviet Union

A survey by the Levada Center, an analytical centre based in Moscow, has shown that 34% of Russians still believe…

8 years ago
  • European Union

Europe ‘to extend sanctions against Russia for six months’

French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault said that the European Union would extend its economic sanctions against Russia for…

8 years ago
  • Society

May 9 celebrations used as justification for Putin’s current policies – propaganda expert

Mantas Martišius, a Lithuanian expert on information warfare and propaganda, said that celebrating 9 May carries a special significance for…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania won’t send representatives to May 9 military parade in Moscow

No diplomatic representative from Lithuania will attend this year's May 9 Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Foreign Minister Linas…

8 years ago
  • Opinion

Russia’s new election tactics: Why the Kremlin no longer needs ballot-stuffing

Numerous clever tricks and a slew of political parties loyal to Russia’s government now ensure the “right” election result long…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Russia continues to interfere in Lithuania – national security report

A new national security report has made it clear that Russia hasn't left Lithuania alone - looking for weak points,…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian thinkers weigh in on importance of Russian opposition forum in Trakai

At a press conference in Trakai following the annual Russian opposition forum, Lithuanian commentators shared their insights into the results…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Partnership with Poland should be Lithuania’s key foreign policy priority, says former ambassador to US

Many in Lithuania have been criticizing Poland's new government, but former Lithuanian ambassador to the US Žygimantas Pavilionis believes that…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Putin admits to deploying Russian military specialists in Ukraine

Russian president Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine, but that changed today at a…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Mayor pledges to “take steps” to prevent Moscow House from opening in Vilnius

Vilnius City Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has pledged to take measures to prevent opening of the Moscow House in the Lithuanian…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian ambassador in Moscow: Balancing political estrangement and cultural closeness

With the creepy chill in the Lithuanian-Russian relations, the aftermath of the geopolitical square-off between Moscow and Western powers, the…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lithuania’s Linkevičius has “no illusions” about Russia

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he has "no illusions" about Russia, adding that Moscow has so far…

9 years ago