Russia‘s former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an ardent critic of President Vladimir Putin, may play a special role in the change of the Russian regime, therefore, Lithuania should not criticize his statements regardless of the split in positions, says Lithuania’s opposition leader and former PM, Andrius Kubilius. […]
In its discussion of the relations with Russia, the European Union (EU) should act in accordance to the actual situation rather than illusions, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Monday upon arrival at a meeting in Brussels. […]
On 16 January, NATO fighter jets conducting the Baltic Air Policing Mission were scrambled to identify and intercept an aircraft which was flying over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea without a pre-filed flight plan. […]
Last month a peculiar thing happened at the European Parliament. Four men were observed placing books with the title Red Dalia in members’ pigeonholes. Nothing unusual, you say: pigeonholes are for putting missives in. But it wasn’t just any book, and the four men distributed it without permission. The eponymous Dalia in the book of 200-plus pages is none other than Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, and the book alleges that she used to be involved with the KGB. […]
Russia intends to lift sanctions on imports of food and farm products from certain European Union (EU) countries, which were introduced last August. However, the list of the countries does not include Lithuania, the Agriculture Minister and the Chief Veterinary Officer have said. […]
A plan by Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, regarding relations with Russia is constructive one and leaves space for discussions, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, has said. […]
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov hopes that Russia‘s incumbent President Vladimir Putin will cede power peacefully through elections, as the country’s economy is heading for a recession. […]
The existing sanctions have not only an economic, but also a political effect on Russia, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says, adding that there are currently no signs that would allow to speak about changing the existing policy. […]
The West should revise the sanctions for Russia, as they have rallied the Russian support to the Kremlin, Russia’s former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an ardent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in Vilnius. […]
EU sanctions on Russia should stay in place until Moscow changes its aggressive policy in Ukraine, respects the ceasefire agreement, withdraws its troops and stops supporting separatists, the European Parliament said in a resolution supported on Thursday. […]
On 16 January, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Miroslav Lajčák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Foreign Minister of Latvia, and Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, Foreign Minister of Estonia, who are taking part in the Snow Meeting. […]
At a meeting with NATO‘s Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius called for rapid implementation of the decisions made at the Alliance’s Wales summit. […]
The traditional informal Snow Meeting and the Vilnius Forum of Intellectuals began on 15 January. At the opening of the Forum, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius stressed the importance of dialogue with the Russian society. […]
During the annexation of Crimea, Russia‘s President Vladimir Putin laid “philosophical foundation” for invasion of any country with a Russian-speaking community, said well-known Russian political scientist and publicist Andrey Piontkovsky in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
Lithuania’s new Ambassador to Russia Remigijus Motuzas has said on Thursday he does see signs of thaw in Vilnius-Moscow relations. […]
On Wednesday, the Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Lithuanian Parliament adopted a resolution calling for immediate release of Nadiia Savchenko, Ukrainian military air force pilot, and other Ukrainian citizens illegally held against their will in the Russian Federation, the press service of the Seimas announced. […]
Seeking the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, the European Union must have a consistent and united strategy on Russia, European Council President Donald Tusk said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
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