Petro Poroshenko

  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president tops Ukraine’s list of international friends

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė leads the annual rating Top-10 Ukraine's Promoters in the World 2014 presented by the Institute of…

10 years ago
  • Society

Event to commemorate victims of Mariupol attack to be held in Vilnius

A special event on Monday evening, 26 January, will pay tribute to victims of Saturday's attack on Mariupol outside the…

10 years ago
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President Grybauskaitė: Russia is engaging in “territorial aggression” in Ukraine

There's evidence confirming that Russia is taking direct part in the ongoing military operation in eastern Ukraine, Lithuanian President Dalia…

10 years ago
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US President Obama addresses Ukrainian conflict in State of the Union Address

President Barack Obama, during his State of the Union address to the American Congress on Tuesday night, spoke about the…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Is Mikhail Khodorkovsky the devil’s advocate?

The Merchants' Guild building on Gedimino Avenue in central Vilnius hosted a conference in late November 2013 which featured Ukraine's…

10 years ago
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Stratfor: Poland and Baltic states will continue to promote Ukraine’s Western ties

As the standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine continues into 2015, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and…

10 years ago
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Lithuania hands over munitions elements to Ukraine

Lithuania has provided Ukraine's army with the elements of munitions it had requested, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas confirmed to BNS…

10 years ago
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Ukraine’s Lithuanian minister: President Poroshenko promised me best conditions to implement my ideas

Lithuanian businessman Aivaras Abromavičius says he has agreed to become Ukraine's economy minister because he wants to help the country…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian businessman among ministerial candidates in Ukraine

Lithuanian businessman Aivaras Abromavičius is mentioned among candidates for a ministerial post in Ukraine's new government. On Tuesday, he was…

10 years ago
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One year after Vilnius summit: Times of “limited sovereignty” coming back?

"Europe had been waiting for an engagement party for two years but it was called off a week before," German…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EP president’s adviser Pranckevičius: Russia is building a coalition against free world

Arnoldas Pranckevičius, adviser to the president of the European Parliament, says that while the European Union might seem slow and…

10 years ago
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Lithuania to provide assistance to Ukraine based on its needs, defence minister says

Lithuania will provide assistance to Ukraine based on the country's needs, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Juozas Olekas told BNS…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian president’s office vague about reported armaments supply to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said at a news conference with visiting Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė that it was agreed on…

10 years ago

No one can dictate Ukraine which direction to chose, especially its neighbours – Grybauskaitė

Only the Ukrainian people can decide whether Ukraine will become a NATO member, but this will take considerable time, says…

10 years ago
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Lithuania can and must help Ukraine, says President Grybauskaitė in Kiev

Ukraine should be assisted in implementing the necessary reforms amid the immense challenges the country is faced with, Lithuania's President…

10 years ago

Grybauskaitė to attend session of Council of Lithuanian, Ukrainian Presidents

On Monday, 24 November, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė goes for a working visit to Ukraine. She will meet with Ukrainian…

10 years ago
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US Condemns illegal separatist elections in eastern Ukraine

The United States condemned in harsh terms the illegitimate elections held on Sunday by Russia-backed separatists in parts of Donetsk…

10 years ago
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Pro-Western forces won in Ukraine but oligarchs didn’t go away, Lithuanian analyst says

Pro-Western forces have won the general elections in Ukraine and they secured a stable majority necessary to push reforms. But…

10 years ago
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine is bidding goodbye to its past

The victory of pro-Western forces in Ukraine's general elections shows that the country is bidding goodbye to its past and…

10 years ago
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Putin backs down and… wins?

Russian forces are withdrawing from the Ukrainian border. Pro-Russian separatists are putting down their arms. There are reports about Russia…

10 years ago