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Russian and American presidents to meet on Monday
The US authorities have confirmed that the presidents of Russia and the United States will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. […]
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Hungarian PM calls for rethinking Europe’s relations with Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on the European Union to rethink its relationship with Russia. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Baltics intercept Russian reconnaissance plane
Hungarian fighter jets JAS-39 Gripen, stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO‘s Baltic air policing mission, were on Monday scrambled from Šiauliai to accompany a Russian reconnaissance plane. […]
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Lithuania initiates OSCE discussion on Russian propaganda
Lithuania is holding a discussion on the threats of Russian propaganda during the ongoing OSCE meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. […]
Politics
Presidential adviser commends political asylum granted for Russian journalist
Lithuania’s Migration Department “undoubtedly properly” examined Russian journalist Andrey Nekrasov’s application for political asylum, presidential adviser on foreign policy issues Renaldas Vaisbrodas says. […]
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Lithuanian defence minister: Russian army base in Belarus would fuel tension
A Russian army base in Belarus would worsen Belarus’ relations with Lithuania and would undermine Belarus’ goal to normalize its ties with NATO and the European Union, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says. […]
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Lithuania grants political asylum to Russian journalist Andrey Nekrasov
The Lithuanian Migration Department has granted political asylum to journalist Andrey Nekrasov who faces persecution by the Russian law enforcement. […]
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Putin arm-twists Lukashenko into hosting Russian military base
Russia has announced it is planning to set up a military aviation base in Belarus, while Minsk refrains from comment, even after a meeting between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Renewing the Transatlantic commitment to democracy
The dangerous actions by Russia and Vladimir Putin pose the greatest challenge to security and democracy since WWII. This applies not only to the countries within Eurasia, but to our post-war vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace. While not necessarily a return to the Cold War, the current situation nevertheless has brought a clear competition of ideologies to the forefront: democracies founded on free elections, accountable governance and rule of law versus authoritarian ideals of “managed democracy.” […]
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EU and US preparing to keep sanctions against Russia in place next year
The European Union (EU) and the United States are preparing to keep sanctions against Russia in place in 2016, according to Bloomberg. […]
Society
Three Latvians and a Russian busted in Lithuania for smuggling Vietnamese migrants
Lithuanian border guards from Kalvarija Frontier Station on the Polish border on Wednesday detained four illegal immigrants from Vietnam accompanied by one Russian and three Latvian citizens, Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service said on Thursday. […]
Defence
Russian army ship diverts Lithuanian civilian vessel due to shooting exercise
A Russian military ship on Tuesday ordered a Lithuanian civilian vessel to change its course due to an exercise in the Baltic Sea, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Russian journalist Galina Sapozhnikova declared persona non grata in Lithuania
Komsomolskaya Pravda journalist Galina Sapozhnikova has been declared persona non grata in Lithuania. […]
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Russia’s policies in Syria irresponsible, Lithuanian president’s adviser says
The reported presence of Russian military forces in Syria is alarming and may further fuel the conflict, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s adviser. […]
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Vilnius Democracy Forum discusses democracy and lack thereof east of Lithuania
Monday afternoon saw about 200 academics, political scientists, diplomats, members of the Seimas (parliament), democracy promoting think-thanks and action groups gathering in the Presidential Palace in Vilnius for the start of a two-day conference to discuss democracy or the lack thereof, particularly east of the Lithuanian border. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Baltics perform one scramble to intercept Russian aircraft
Fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the NATO air policing mission performed one scramble last week to identify and intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. […]
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Karen Dawisha: Signs of rift within Putin’s kleptocracy
Back when the future president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, was still working at the Mayor’s Office of Saint Petersburg, shiny new Mercedes cars were not quite as ubiquitous on the streets of the city as they are now. However, there were two parked in the yard of a newly renovated building that was to be converted to South Africa’s consulate. […]
Defence
Rasmussen: NATO ready to repel any possible attacks on Baltic countries
Former Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed the view to the Ukrainian news site APOSTROF that NATO would be ready to repel any possible military attack from Russia against the Baltic states. […]