Foreign affairs
Russia
Defence
Former NATO secretary general: Russia may use “hybrid war” methods in Baltics to test NATO solidarity
Russia‘s President Vladimir Putin may “mastermind a hybrid attack on a Baltic state to test whether NATO would mobilise,” NATO’s former chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned. […]
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EU Ambassador Ušackas warns: confrontation with Russia may lead to “deeper military dispute”
The confrontation between the Western world and Russia may lead to “bigger and deeper military dispute,” the European Union‘s (EU) Ambassador in Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas of Lithuania has said. […]
John Kerry in Kiev: Russian aggression cannot be ignored
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is visiting Kiev on Thursday, has said that Russian aggression in Ukraine cannot be ignored, Euronews reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian MEP goes on hunger strike over imprisoned Ukrainian pilot
Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius has started a hunger strike over the illegal imprisonment of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in Russia. […]
European Union
EU adds five Russian government officials to blacklist
The European Union on Thursday agreed to blacklist three Russian executive government officials working in the area of defence as well as two members of the State Duma and 14 Russia-supported separatists, the Lithuanian ambassador said. […]
Society
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Lithuania praises Belarus’ position on Ukraine
Lithuania has praised Belarus, saying its position on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is “very positive” as well as Minsk’s decision not to join Moscow’s sanctions against EU member states. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas expressed the position after his visit to Minsk. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic and Benelux countries back expanding Russia sanctions, Lithuanian foreign minister says
The Baltic and Benelux countries agree on the need to expand the existing sanctions against Russia by including more people into the blacklist. They also backed the introduction of new sectoral sanctions, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linkevičius said on Wednesday after meeting with his Baltic and Benelux counterparts in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. […]
Economy
Lithuanian finance minister on effects of Russian slowdown: The worst is behind us
Lithuania has already reached the bottom of the impact of Russia‘s economic downturn and has effectively withstood the biggest hit, says Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius. […]
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German-speaking experts sign petition on Ukraine: Securing peace instead of rewarding expansion
An appeal, by 142 German-speaking experts on Eastern Europe, calls for a reality-based and not illusions-guided Russia policy. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s conservative propose Hague Tribunal prosecution for civilian attacks in Ukraine
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats political group in the Lithuanian Seimas has proposed a resolution that would commit the Lithuanian parliament to seeking prosecution of people responsible for attacks on civilians in Ukraine in the Hague Tribunal. […]
Defence
Opinion
Defence
Russian military aircraft approached Baltic states once last week
From 26 January to 1 February, NATO fighter jets conducting the Baltic Air Policing Mission were scrambled once in response to foreign aircraft approaching Baltic states‘ borders. […]
Foreign affairs
Former Lithuanian ambassador: We must stop Kremlin in Ukraine
Foreign countries must help Ukraine stop Russia and not allow the ongoing conflict to expand, former Lithuanian Ambassador to Ukraine Petras Vaitiekūnas said after being awarded a medal for merits to the Lithuanian diplomatic service on Monday. […]
Economy
Economy
Lithuanian veterinary service chief: EU to negotiate resumption of pork exports to Russia
Although Moscow claims that the Baltic countries and Poland will not be able to export pork to Russia for at least three more years, the head of the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service believes that the European Commission (EC) will negotiate this issue with Russia. […]
European Union
Latvia: EU to create communications team to counter Russian propaganda
The European Union will set up a special communications team to counter Russia‘s propaganda campaign, which will also offer objective information about processes and events, it was decided during Thursday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers, according to Latvian Foreign Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Zanda Kalnina-Lukasevica. […]
US considers supplying arms to Ukraine
The United States is considering supplying arms to Ukrainian forces, the New York Times newspaper said on Sunday. […]