Society
Vilnius police take down Soviet flags on Russia’s Victory Day
Vilnius police were alerted twice on Monday about public displays of Soviet Union symbols, which is a crime in Lithuania. […]
Russia
CORPORATE
Opinion
Ukraine’s indispensable economic reforms
Economic reform is central for today’s Ukraine. The capacity of the Ukrainian nation—leadership and population together—to deliver a modern and efficient economy, if achieved, would constitute the winning asset in the West’s current struggle with Russia in Eastern Europe. […]
CORPORATE
What is main source of foreign highly skilled workers in Lithuania?
The majority of highly qualified workers that use the blue card system come to Lithuania to work from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, according to lawyer Andrejus Mokšinas. Mokšinas, who was speaking at the LOGIN 2016 […]
European Union
A fragmented foreign policy leads to a weakened European Union
The Lisbon Treaty was designed to fundamentally alter the Common Foreign and Security Policy. At last, the EU was supposed to have the answer to Kissinger’s famous question: who do you call if you wish to speak with Europe? Solidarity, enhanced cooperation and streamlined decision-making were the future. At the end of the line, a stronger European Union with a new global standing awaited. […]
Opinion
From Grand Duke Gediminas to present – A history of how Lithuania has treated its ethnic communities
Lithuania has a long history of being home to ethnic minority communities, from as early as 1323 when Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas invited foreign artisans and merchants to come to Lithuania and settle there without interference in their customs and culture. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania won’t send representatives to May 9 military parade in Moscow
No diplomatic representative from Lithuania will attend this year’s May 9 Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said on Wednesday. […]
CORPORATE
Russia ‘should not even dream about touching Baltic States’ – German Defence Minister
Russia needs to be given a clear message that interfering in NATO member states in any way is not acceptable, said German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen. “Russia needs to get a clear message […]
Society
What world leader did a grandmother in Klaipėda receive a letter from?
A grandmother from Klaipėda, Lithuania has received an unexpected letter from a world leader congratulating her on the end of World War II. […]
Opinion
Foreign affairs
Defence
NATO considering sending extra 4,000 troops to Baltic States – US Defense Secretary
NATO is considering establishing a new rotational ground force in the Baltic States and Poland to deter possible Russian aggression, according to US Defense Secretary Ash Carter. […]
Uncategorized
‘You gotta shoot’ – Trump on Russian flybys in Baltic
US presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if Russia does not respond to diplomatic calls to stop flyby manoeuvres over the Baltic Sea, the Americans would have to shoot Russian planes down. […]
CORPORATE
Crimea scenario ‘will not be repeated in Baltics’
Military aggression against the Baltic countries is not among the future moves to be expected from the Kremlin, said independent Russian political scientist Kirill Martynov during a meeting in Vilnius. Political scientist, philosopher and Novaya […]
Defence
NATO jets in Lithuania scrambled 5 times last week to intercept Russian planes
NATO air policing fighters stationed in the Baltic States performed five scrambles last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has reported. […]
Economy
Panama Papers link Lithuanian central bank’s chief to Russian oligarch’s company
The leaked Panama Papers indicate that Lithuania’s central bank chief once represented an offshore company linked to a Russian oligarch. […]
Foreign affairs
CORPORATE
Small Lithuanian cargo carriers face additional tolls in Russia
The Russian government has decided to increase the tolls smaller trucks up to 12 tonnes will pay after a plunge of the ruble decreased flows into Russia‘s roads fund. Carriers‘ union president Mečislavas Atroškevičius warned […]
Opinion
Asia’s rise, Russia, and the future of the global order
This week, Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Australian prime minister, will be visiting Moscow. Speaking at the Carnegie Moscow Center on February 18, 2016, Kevin Rudd outlined Chinese foreign policy under Xi Jinping. In a new article written exclusively for Carnegie.ru, he articulates his vision for Russia’s possible role in Asia. […]
Defence
Cuban missile crisis-style stand-off in Baltic States a real possibility – former US Defense Secretary
Former US secretary of Defence William Perry has said that Russia and the US blundering into a Cuban missile crisis type confrontation in the Baltic States was a live possibility. […]