Dalia Grybauskaitė
Politics

Lithuanian president delivers State of the Nation address: The world is not a peaceful place

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia‘s aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age population. Grybauskaitė also stressed the need to work more on addressing social issues, particularly in childcare institutions. […]

No Picture
Opinion

Opinion: Why is Lithuania Russia’s Enemy No. 3?

That’s because the first two positions in Russia’s enemy ratings are reserved for extremely superior players. Lithuania in the third spot might sound counterintuitive, but it’s no joke, it’s an actual fact. But let’s unpack it in proper order. It comes as no surprise that Russia’s enemy number one is the United States, the only remaining superpower and world policeman after the collapse of the USSR. […]

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Defence

NATO jets scrambled from Šiauliai twice Tuesday over Russian airplanes

NATO air policing fighter-jets were scrambled twice from the Lithuanian Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Tuesday to accompany Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea. […]

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Society

Sociologist: Demonising Lithuania’s ethnic minorities is unfair and counter-productive

Russia‘s aggression in Ukraine has exposed Lithuania’s sloppiness in dealing with its own ethnic minorities. Research shows that, amidst media craze about the war in Ukraine, Lithuania’s Russian-speaking citizens get increasingly often depicted as a domestic risk, while their alleged disloyalty to the state is pinpointed as threat to Lithuania’s national security and territorial integrity. […]

Almantas Leika
Defence

Lithuanian general: US-organized exercise shows NATO solidarity

The US-organized international exercise, which is starting in the three Baltic states and Poland on Monday, shows NATO solidarity with the countries in the region that have fears in connection to Russia, says Lithuanian Major General Almantas Leika who is heading the exercise. […]

ES lyderių susitikimas
European Union

Analysts: EU aspirants ended up in limbo which cannot last forever

Despite the frantic attempts by some of the EU leaders to give a rosy tint to the otherwise murky picture of the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Riga, political analysts from Lithuania, Estonia and Ukraine, approached by the Lithuania Tribune, unanimously agree the EU partners with membership aspirations have ended up in a limbo after the high-profile meeting. The uncertainty cannot last forever, the analysts agree, but their predictions for how it may unfold differ. […]

Vladimiras Putinas
Uncategorized

Russia willing to cooperate with Lithuania, Putin tells new ambassador

Russia‘s potential of cooperation with Lithuania is not yet exhausted, Russian President Vladimir Putin says. […]

Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Uncategorized

Minister Linkevičius on Russian MP Zhirinovsky: Some politicians belong in a zoo

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says he sees no sense in discussing statements made by Russian Duma member Vladimir Zhirinovsky‘s about “redeeming Vilnius and Klaipėda”. […]