Back in October, the chief of defence of Lithuania and the president welcomed the creation of a rapid response force in the Lithuanian army. And just several months later, the standby units of the army, including the rapid response force, have been put on a higher state of preparedness, according to the Lithuanian LNK TV channels’ program “Good Evening, Lithuania”. […]
Lithuania on Monday presented a diplomatic note to Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov, who was summoned to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, over the discriminatory border crossing procedures imposed on Lithuanian vehicles by Russia, said Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas. […]
Moscow imposed border restrictions on Lithuanian vehicles in response to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s recent statements in which she called Russia a terrorist state, political scientist Dovilė Jakniunaitė of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University said on Monday. […]
Troops of the United States will remain in the Baltic states and Poland for at least another year to deter Russia, commander of the US Army Europe (USAREUR) Lieutenant General Ben Hodges stated in Vilnius on Sunday. […]
Russian warships were observed near the Baltic states four times over the past week, they were accompanied away by NATO fighter-jets. […]
United States troops will stay in Lithuania as long as it takes to deter Russia, commander of the US Army Europe (USAREUR) Lieutenant General Ben Hodges stated on 23 November. […]
A slowdown in checks of Lithuanian vehicles at the country’s border with Russia is a matter of concern, Algimantas Kondrusevičius, president of Linava, the Lithuanian road carriers’ association, has said. […]
Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius has summoned the Russian ambassador to explain why Lithuanian cars are being blocked at the Russian border. The meeting is expected to take place on Monday, 24 November. […]
A reported uptick in pro-Russian activity in the eastern Latvian region of Latgale highlights Riga’s concerns about Russia, particularly in light of the standoff between Moscow and the West over Ukraine. Although the potential for serious pro-Russian separatist activity to materialize is much lower in Latvia than it was in Ukraine, Moscow still represents a threat to Riga, as demonstrated in a Nov. 18 report of Russian military planes flying near Latvian airspace and territorial waters. Because Latvia supports the pro-Western government in Ukraine and is courting a greater security commitment from NATO, Russia will likely maintain pressure on the small but strategic Baltic country through Russian-speaking communities and other means. […]
Russian authorities have considerably slowed down the traffic of automobiles with Lithuanian license plates to the Kaliningrad region, while cars with Russian license plates enjoy unimpeded entry, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service said on Saturday. […]
Russia’s Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko has accused the increased presence of NATO air policing mission fighter-jets for the frequent interception of Russian airplanes near the Baltic states. […]
The Resolution on Combating Glorification of Nazism and Other Contemporary Forms of Racism put forward by the Russian Federation was adopted by voting on 21 November 2014 at the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, 115 states voting for, 3 against, and 55 abstaining. Lithuania as well as other EU Member States have abstained in the vote and made a very strong Explanation of Vote. […]
Russia features all characteristics of terrorism amid the actions in Ukraine, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Edward Lucas, Editor of The Economist and expert on Eastern Europe forecasts a dismal future for Russia, which is also witnessed by ethnic alienation there. […]
The misinformation spread by Russia will lose in the long run, Estonian Colonel Aivar Jaeski who works at a NATO institution in charge of strategic communication said in Vilnius on Friday. […]
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that Sweden is a very important partner in ensuring regional security, the ministry said. […]
During his visit to Lithuania, Edward Lucas, one of the most prominent British columnists analysing geopolitical situation in the Eastern Europe, urged Lithuania to pay more attention to dissemination of its success stories and be more active in fight with the even smallest provocations of Russia in their early stages. […]
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė makes the anti-Russian statements, the extremism of which exceed the statements by nationalist radicals in Kiev and this obviously impedes resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, Russian Foreign Ministry official spokesman Alexander Lukashevih said in a comment Thursday night. […]
In her opening speech at the Swedish Business Awards ceremony today, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that socially sensitive Nordic business ethics have created counterbalance in Lithuania to the corrupt business methods which came from the East. […]
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