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Ukrainian president arrives in Lithuania
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrived on a visit to Lithuania on Thursday evening, officials told BNS. […]
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Ukrainian president coming to Lithuania
Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko is coming to Lithuania this week. […]
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Ušackas joining intl group of Ukraine’s friends
Vygaudas Ušackas, Lithuania’s former foreign minister who has recently ended his diplomatic career, is joining the so-called Ukrainian Friendship Group that includes former heads of states and governments, as well as top-ranking officials. […]
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Ukrainian president awards Lithuania’s ex-PM Kubilius
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has honored Andrius Kubilius, a former Lithuanian prime minister, with a high state award, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Thursday. […]
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Saakashvili in Vilnius: Russia readying to take over Belarus
On the 9-year anniversary of the Russia–Georgia war, Georgia’s then leader Mikheil Saakashvili said in Vilnius that Belarus would be Moscow’s next target. […]
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Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili doesn’t plan to seek Lithuanian citizenship
Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili said in Vilnius on Tuesday he would not apply for Lithuanian citizenship, thanking the country’s politicians for the proposition. […]
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Lithuanian formin urges Ukraine to allow Saakashvili defend in court
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Saturday urged the Ukrainian administration to facilitate conditions for former Georgian leader and Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili to defend his right to Ukrainian citizenship in court after he was stripped of his passport by President Petro Poroshenko. […]
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President arrives in east Ukraine to celebrate visa-free travels
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Friday arrived in the city of Kharkov in eastern Ukraine to congratulate Ukrainians on visa-free travels to the European Union (EU) and express support in the Kiev conflict with Moscow. […]
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President before visit to Kharkov: It is Ukraine’s city of strength
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going to Kharkov in eastern Ukraine on Friday to meet with President Petro Poroshenko, saying that the city had been chosen in sign of respect to the people of Ukraine fighting for freedom. […]
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Foreign Minister in Kiev: Ukraine needs constant attention, support
Ukraine is in need of constant attention and support, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Thursday. […]
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Universal frustrations of maintaining dialogue with Russia
The idea of engaging in more dialogue with Russia is eagerly accepted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is being pursued by the United States, is cultivated by the Chinese leadership, and has again become embraced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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The Savchenko swap: Why did Putin really free Ukraine’s most famous pilot?
Vladimir Putin’s decision to pardon Nadezhda Savchenko was a purely pragmatic one. Left with no viable alternatives to freeing the Ukrainian pilot, Putin was forced to make a concession that may not sit well with the Russian population, which has come to see Savchenko as a symbol of the “Kiev junta.” […]
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Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko released in prisoner swap with Russia
Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian fighter pilot captured by Russia and accused of killing two journalists in Eastern Ukraine, was freed in a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine. […]
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The tip of the Ukraine iceberg: After the Dutch EU referendum
Despite Kiev’s official rhetoric, the national consensus on integration with the EU is increasingly fragile. Pro-Russian forces are reasserting themselves in the southeast, while ultra-right activists are campaigning against the European Union in the west. On top of that, the current pro-European government has no real achievements to boast of. […]
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Europe’s last dictator comes in from the cold
Lukashenko’s fortunes have changed. Once known as “Europe’s last dictator,” he has won friends in Europe, while antagonizing his traditional ally, Russia. It’s a situation that has left the Kremlin in a difficult positon: should it punish Belarus for its pro-Western tendencies? Or should it continue to prop up the Belarusian economy rather than risk further unrest in the region? […]
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The impact of Panama Papers in Eastern Europe – and rest of the world
On April 3, the Panama Papers hit media outlets around the world, and the fallout was swift. […]
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Yatseniuk’s resignation was the only way forward for Ukraine – Lithuania’s Linkevičius
The resignation of Ukraine‘s Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk was the only way out of the current stalemate, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Panama Papers reveal offshore wealth of Ukrainian president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is among national leaders with offshore wealth, a report by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) as part of huge tax leak dubbed “Panama Papers” revealed Monday. […]