Defence
Russia
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Fast dialogue with Russia would allow Moscow dodge commitments, warns Lithuanian foreign minister
Restarting an unconditional dialogue with Moscow too fast would be dangerous and allow Russia to avoid its commitments, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said during a visit in the United States of America. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign Minister Linkevičius tells US media that Russia is financing propaganda in Lithuania
Russia’s attempts to destabilize the Baltic states are increasing and it is financing propaganda inside the country, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said in an interview to BuzzFeed News. […]
Society
Anti-Lithuanian propaganda delivered to people’s mailboxes
The Baltic Way has turned Lithuania into a “gaunt wasteland”, “Dutch intellectuals apologize to Putin”, “Long live the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea!”. A group of people who call themselves “national socialists” are sharing these and similar “news” and openly looking for supporters to help them broadcast their “truth”. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Russia’s attempts to discredit Lithuania internationally
Lithuania torpedoes all constructive international initiatives dedicated to solving the problems in Ukraine – such complaints are heard from the lips of the representatives of Russia with regards to our diplomats in the most influential international organization – the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). […]
Economy
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius in USA: “Big values shouldn’t be for the big guys and small values for the small guys”
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, who is now part of the country’s delegation in the United States of America, spoke to Robert Siegel of the National Public Radio (NPR). He thanked Americans for taking the initiative to coordinate Western response to Russia‘s actions in Ukraine. […]
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: Lithuania appreciates US leadership in coordinating Russia sanctions
Lithuania appreciates the Washington’s leadership in the coordination with the European Union of sanctions on Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine, says Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius who is visiting the United States of America. […]
Society
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Elections will not bring changes to Latvian politics, Lithuanian observer says
The results of Latvia‘s general elections will not bring major political changes in the country, as the current ruling coalition will remain in power, says Professor Mindaugas Jurkynas of Lithuania’s Vytautas Magnus University. […]
Opinion
Society
Lithuanian court leaves 13 January massacre suspect in detention
The Court of Appeal of Lithuania on Friday upheld Vilnius Regional Court’s decision to extend the detention of Russian citizen Yuriy Mel, a suspect in the 13 January 1991 case, for three months, rejecting the Russian citizen’s appeal. […]
Opinion
Society
Lithuania asks Russia to extradite suspect charged with multiple murders and other crimes
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office has turned to Russian prosecutors, asking to extradite Romas Zamolskis, a suspect in a number of crimes committed in Lithuania. Zamolskis was recently detained in Yekaterinburg. […]
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Made-up love story and forged passport used to back Lavrov’s allegations against Lithuania
After Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov made allegations that Polish and Lithuanian mercenaries were fighting in Ukraine, the Russian media took upon itself to find proof for the minister’s claims. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Looking into the Far East – how Japan might affect our energy security
Once Japan restarts its nuclear capabilities, it will reduce its reliance on LNG. As a result, global LNG prices should drop, benefiting European states that are eyeing LNG as an alternative to Russian gas. This is particularly crucial for such Eastern European states as Lithuania and Poland that have placed great hopes in their liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Klaipėda and Świnoujście. […]
Russia risks escalation of EU sanctions, German government source says
Germany is not disinclined to slap more European Union sanctions on Moscow if pro-Russian separatists make further military gains in eastern Ukraine, Bloomberg reports quoting a source familiar with German government policy. […]
Defence
European Union
Eastern Partnership is dead. Long live Eastern Partnership
Without much of a fervour or pomp last week saw the end of the most prominent and quite efficient couple in the Foreign Affairs Council. Carl Bildt and Radoslaw Sikorski left the stage and took up their new roles. It’s an end of an era and I am afraid also an end to their most precious pet project of the two gentlemen – Eastern Partnership. […]
Defence
IT expert: Lithuania is in the trenches of cyber-war
Although the real gunshots are echoing from Ukraine, which is thousands of kilometres away from Lithuania, the echoes of warfare in our country’s cyberspace are heard loud and clear and, unfortunately, are likely to get even more so. So says Kaunas University of Technology Professor Algimantas Venčkauskas. […]