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Lithuanian exporters to beat Russian embargo to grow strongly in 2016

Lithuanian exports grew by 2.6% last year, excluding oil products, despite the Russian embargo on many Lithuanian goods, with exports to Russia falling by more than 50%. […]

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Defence

Baltic States disappointed as new US forces to be concentrated in Western Europe

A recent announcement from Washington that the United States is giving a four-fold boost to its military spending in Europe has sent waves of joy through Lithuania, but it appears that most of the US military presence will be concentrated in Western Europe, which has the necessary infrastructure already in place to support American forces, rather than Eastern Europe. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania ‘sceptical about getting Russian assistance’ in Jan 13 coup case

Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sceptical about the possibility of securing Russia‘s assistance in the January 13 coup case through diplomatic channels. […]

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Britain ‘preparing for NATO-Russia conflict in Eastern Europe’

A major British army exercise to practice an Iraq invasion-scale operation with US forces in Jordan is in preparation for a possible confrontation with Russia in Eastern Europe. […]

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Defence

Lithuanian analysts unconvinced by BBC’s World War Three scenario

A recent programme aired by the BBC explores a hypothetical doomsday scenario of a nuclear stand-off between Russia and NATO over Latvia. Analysts in Lithuania say it presents too simplistic a take on geopolitical realities in Eastern Europe which, in itself, could erode confidence in NATO‘s collective defence commitments. […]