Dalia Grybauskaitė and Toomas Hendrik Ilves
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Lithuanian president: Jets near Baltic air-space are sign of Russian stupidity, not power

The increasingly frequent Russian provocations by flying its military jets close to the Baltic air-space shows “stupidity, not power,” says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Defence

Lithuania should not expect conventional attacks, foreign minister says

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius does not believe Lithuania could be openly attacked by a foreign country. […]

Opinion

Opinion: Is international law really a law?

Although international law as a concept of general principles and customs has been known for centuries, reaching as back as Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome, discussions concerning its existence and common application reached its apogee only in the 20th century; however, neither the theoretical discussions, nor practical events managed to provide a definite answer to the most fundamental question, which is still being considered now at the time of unprecedented Russian aggression towards Ukraine and in the light of continuous conflicts in the Middle East: is international law, per se, real law? […]

Defence

US ambassador to NATO: Russia, not US troops in Baltics are destabilizing security

The security situation in Europe is destabilized by Russia‘s aggression in Ukraine and irresponsible flights of its military planes rather than several hundred American troops stationed in the Baltic states, US Ambassador to NATO Douglas E. Lute said on Monday. […]

Economy

Lithuanian trucks avoid going to Russia

The situation at the Russian border remains virtually unchanged as trucks from Lithuania continue to be subjected to thorough checks, Algimantas Kondrusevičius, president of the national haulers’ association Linava, said on Monday, adding that the flow of Lithuanian trucks to Russia has declined sharply over the past week. […]

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Opinion

Marshall plan for Ukraine: What should be done a year after Maidan?

The new Ukrainian Government has been appointed one year after the Euromaidan revolution began in Kyiv. In November 2013, those who felt mostly betrayed by President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych crowded in the Maidan of Kyiv. […]