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Estonian officer Kohver sentenced to 15 years by Russian court
The Pskov Oblast Court sentenced the Estonian Security Police Officer Eston Kohver to a prison term of 15 years, reports the National Broadcasting. […]
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Defence
NATO fighters perform five scrambles times to intercept Russian planes
NATO air policing fighter jets protecting the Baltic skies were scrambled five times last week to intercept aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic states, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister speaks of “coordinated efforts” to undermine Ukraine truce
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s visit to Crimea and recent escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine appear to be coordinated efforts to undermine the truce reached in February, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Monday. […]
Society
Lithuanian universities say cooperation with Russian institutions weak because of academic differences
After the European Union’s (EU) Ambassador to Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas spoke about insufficient activity of Lithuanian universities in joint student exchange and research programs with Russian universities, representatives of universities say that the problem lies with academic level. […]
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Probe into Russian opposition leader Nemtsov murder extended until November
The Russian Investigative Committee has extended the investigation of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov‘s murder, the lawyer of Nemtsov’s family Vadim Prokhorov told TASS on Friday. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Information offensives aim at pillars of Lithuanian statehood
City authorities recently removed four groups of Soviet-era statues from the Green Bridge in central Vilnius. Columnist Ramūnas Bogdanas argues that it was a move in the information war that Russia has launched against the West, including Lithuania. The retaliation that followed targeted crucial moments and figures in the nation’s twentieth-century history. […]
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Belarus does not always support Russia’s actions in Donbass, Lithuanian foreign minister says
After his informal meeting with Ukrainian and Belarusian foreign ministers, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says that Minsk is not inclined to blindly support any step Russia makes in regard to Eastern Ukraine. […]
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Nekrasov in Vilnius: Moscow’s statement is proof of persecution
Russian journalist Andrei Nekrasov, who has recently asked for political asylum in Lithuania, said on Friday the Russian Foreign Ministry‘s request on his extradition only increased the possibility of him being recognized a political refugee. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet in Odessa
The Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian foreign ministers have met in the Ukrainian southern city of Odessa, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told BNS on Friday. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Images of information war
Much have been written in recent years about the broad information war front that Russia opened against the West. Since Lithuania is today, thankfully, part of the West, we get a fair share of the offensive. This is a war, however, without sizzling bullets, without exploding mines or thundering of bombs, so we carry on with our lives as usual, our home windows intact. […]
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Death Russian style
Nothing can relate you more about the life and existence of a people than its relationship with death. Death is an inevitable conclusion; what’s left behind when there’s nothing else; the very essence. […]
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Lithuanian consulate comes across passport specifying Ukraine’s Odessa as part of Russia
Lithuania’s consulate to the Russian Kaliningrad region has received a passport of a Russian citizen, which indicates “Odessa Region/Russia” as the place of birth. Odessa is a region in southern Ukraine. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister in Ukraine: Shootouts continue, sanctions must be extended
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukrainian leaders in Kiev on Thursday that intensive shootouts continue in Eastern Ukraine regardless of the ceasefire, urging to go on or step up the sanctions on Russia. […]
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Putin holds Russia’s Security Council meeting over more shelling of Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a prompt meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of Russia, the Kremlin press office said on Wednesday. […]
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Foreign affairs
Lithuania should expand circle of friends in Russia, says Ambassador Ušackas
The European Union‘s Ambassador in Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas says that Lithuania should work to expand its circle of friends in Russia, possibly through more active involvement cooperation among universities. […]
Society
US plans investigative journalism training in Baltic states
The US Embassy in Lithuania is looking for organizers of “investigative journalism training to counter Russian messaging in the Baltics”. […]
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Russian journalist’s asylum to be decided by Lithuania’s Migration Department
Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Russian journalist Andrey Nekrasov, who has been detained in Cyprus under a Moscow-issued arrest warrant and should soon be handed over to Lithuania, is eligible for asylum in this country, adding that the decision will be made by the Migration Department. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Is the West really about to betray Lithuania or Ukraine?
Last Tuesday, NATO decided to reduce the number of fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the NATO air policing mission. The number of fighter jets is to be cut from 16 down to 8. […]