UN Security Council
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Lithuania: Moscow wrongfully accused Ukraine at UN

Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry stated Wednesday that it objected to the Russian report at the United Nations (UN) Security Council, as it berated Ukraine for the MH17 crash but did not mention the actions of Moscow-supported separatists. […]

Foreign affairs

Lithuania has prepared sanction plan for Russia

Lithuania has already drawn up a plan for national sanctions against Russia and it will be implemented if needed, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]

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Organizers threaten to pull high-profile music festival from Latvia following sanctions against Russian performers

Russian composer and organizer of the New Wave music contest, Igor Krutoy, warns will consider moving the annual festival out of Latvia‘s Baltic resort Jurmala. His statement follows a decision by the Latvian government to refuse entry to several Russian pop performers due to their vocal support for Moscow’s policies in Ukraine. […]

Andrey Illarionov
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Putin’s ex-adviser says MH17 was not random choice

The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was not shot down accidentally, it was chosen as a target because it was flying from Amsterdam, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former adviser Andrey Illarionov has said in Vilnius. […]

Head of the Russian Federal Security Service Aleksandr Bortnikov
European Union

Fifteen more people and organizations added to EU’s blacklist

The list of people and organizations subject to European Union sanctions for their role in aggression in Ukraine has been extended to include additional 15 Ukrainian and Russian nationals, as well as 18 organizations. […]