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Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Opinion: NATO promises to Russia? Which promises?

September 16, 2014 Jeroen Bult 0

Alea iacta est. NATO has agreed on the formation of a special ‘spearhead force’ (officially: Very High Readiness Joint Task Force) that, if necessary, will offer the eastern member states (additional) protection against Russia’s imperialist whims. After twenty years of peace keeping operations and crisis management on the Balkans and in exotic places further away, the alliance will refocus on its original task, as anchored in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty: collective defence. […]

Ceasefire agreement between Ukraine’s government and separatists signed in Minsk

September 5, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Representatives of the Ukrainian government and separatist rebels signed a protocol in Minsk, declaring a ceasefire as of Friday 6 PM, Intefax news agency reports. […]

US Ambassador McCarthy: Americans no longer “instinctively” think of Europe

August 25, 2014 BNS 0

More effort will be needed for the Americans to understand Europe due to demographic changes in the United States, including a rising number of Spanish-speakers, US Ambassador to Lithuania Deborah McCarthy says. […]

Lithuanian arm inspectors check Kazakhstan’s military units

August 19, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

On 18-22 August, inspectors of the Arms Control Unit of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are visiting military units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan based in the region of Astana. The Lithuanian delegation of arms control inspectors will also observe multinational Exercise Vzaimodeistvije 2014 at Spassko Training Rangem, the National Ministry of Defence said. […]

Belarus and the “end of peace” in Europe

August 14, 2014 Eurasia Daily Monitor 0

On 31 July, the international Contact Group, which aims to resolve the crisis in Ukraine, met in Zaslavl, Belarus. It was attended by former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, Russia’s ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov, some representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, and Adelheid Tagliavini, the representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). […]

Lithuanian diplomat appointed as OSCE project coordinator in Ukraine

August 12, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian diplomat, Ambassador Vaidotas Verba has been appointed as Project Coordinator of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Ukraine. […]

Observers do not question Turkish presidential vote, says Lithuanian MP who headed OSCE mission

August 11, 2014 BNS 0

International observers do not question the presidential elections in Turkey, held on Sunday, but reproach over the use of public funds for election campaign, Lithuanian lawmaker Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė, who observed the election, told BNS on Monday. […]

Lithuanian MPs observe presidential election in Turkey

August 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

A group of members of the Lithuanian Parliament are to observe the presidential election in Turkey on 10 August. […]

Lithuanian MP to head OSCE observer mission during Turkey’s presidential vote

July 30, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė has been appointed as Special Co-ordinator of the mission to observe presidential election in Turkey on 10 August. […]

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. […]

President Macron’s Ukrainian arithmetic

April 6, 2024 0

What is behind President Macron’s refusal to rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine? Is it a case of late conversion? After all, France’s president long cultivated dialogue with Vladimir Putin, arguing that Russia should […]

European defence industry strategy – any opportunities for small EU state?

March 27, 2024 0

On March 5, a new European defence industry strategy was officially presented, which could provide up to 100 billion euros in funding. The strategy presents a clear, long-term vision of how it is planned to […]

The Conservatives explained what’s happening with Anušauskas: now he’s in trouble

March 20, 2024 0

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s suggestion that Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas resign and instead give way to the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, provoked further reaction from the […]

What a Russian offensive would look like if war broke out: expert warns – NATO countries are already preparing for such a scenario

February 6, 2024 0

Last week, NATO launched its most significant military exercise since the Cold War, with a US warship beginning its journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Alliance’s European territory. The German exercise plans, which were […]

Why is Russia a problem and a threat to everyone?

February 6, 2024 0

Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has been ongoing since 2014, demonstrates the audacity of Russian society and a sense of permissiveness and impunity for its criminal actions. The leadership of Russia, which is a reflection […]

The main competitors in the presidential elections: prominent candidates

January 30, 2024 0

With four months left until the presidential elections, the current Head of the country, Gitanas Nausėda, continues to increase in popularity. However, ratings for Ingrida Šimonytė and Ignas Vėgėlė have risen even faster in the […]