No Picture
Society

Sociologist: Demonising Lithuania’s ethnic minorities is unfair and counter-productive

Russia‘s aggression in Ukraine has exposed Lithuania’s sloppiness in dealing with its own ethnic minorities. Research shows that, amidst media craze about the war in Ukraine, Lithuania’s Russian-speaking citizens get increasingly often depicted as a domestic risk, while their alleged disloyalty to the state is pinpointed as threat to Lithuania’s national security and territorial integrity. […]

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Moscow is getting ready for a hybrid war with Lithuania. Is the Polish minority going to be the flashpoint?

Another series of Russian provocations involving the Baltic states, related to the Ukraine war, makes so-called hybrid war scenario more and more realistic within the region of the Baltic Sea. The incidents that took place so far, such as the Internet existence of “People’s Republic of Vilnius” or the hooligan attacks on the Polish Embassy in Vilnius, seem to suggest that the Kremlin is going to use the Polish minority of Lithuania, along with the tough history of the Polish-Lithuanian relations, as the basis for its activities, aim of which would be to destabilize the region. […]

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Society

Vilnius court refuses to clarify its ruling on bilingual street signs

Vilnius Regional Administrative Court has rejected as ungrounded a request by Vilnius District Municipality to clarify its ruling ordering the removal of bilingual Lithuanian-Polish street signs in Vilnius District. […]

Valdas Adamkus and his wife Alma Adamkienė
Foreign affairs

Valdas Adamkus: The only person I had no luck with was Vladimir Putin

Former Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus expresses his disappointment about the estranged relationship with Poland, and the demands of the Polish minority. He also shares insights and memories about his own personal relations with state leaders he worked with during his presidency, while appreciating a bold yet risky stance of Lithuania’s current leadership during the RussiaUkraine conflict. […]

Bilingual signs in Šalčininkai
Politics

Bilingaul street signs provision removed from national minority bill

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday backed a proposal to remove the provision on bilingual street signs from the draft Law on National Minorities which is currently being debated by the lawmakers. […]