Russian President Vladimir Putin is the great survivor of European politics. Western leaders come and go, but Putin has persisted. He has managed to hold on to power for nearly two decades, through three foreign wars, two economic crises, multiple presidential and parliamentary elections (of varying degrees of fairness), a series of leadership reshuffles, the rise and fall of oil prices, and successive waves of economic sanctions. […]
Following the political changes that began in Ukraine in 2013, Russia has commenced a hybrid war, which culminated not only in the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity but also in the annexation of Crimea as […]
2017 could be the year of Russia’s return – the signs of this were discussed in a Tuesday afternoon discussion organised by the the Eastern Europe Studies Centre (RESC) and VU TSPMI. The political scientists discussed the topic of “What will decide Russian foreign policy in 2017?” It is likely that the government rotation of the West, the resolution of the stalled Syrian conflict and strategic changes to the Russian tone will open opportunities for de-escalation and Putin’s return as a figure that is repulsive for many, but at the same time – an inevitable partner in resolving questions in the international political arena. […]
The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday passed a resolution calling on the European Union to continue its sanctions on Russia over the country’s aggression in Ukraine. […]
Lithuania does not rule out broadening its national sanctions against Russia if the European Union fails to do so at the bloc’s level, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said. […]
Europe must continue its sanctions on Russia amid the Russian military action in Syria and Ukraine, as well as the demonstration of nuclear-capable weaponry in the Baltic Sea region, Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto said at a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart, Dalia Grybauskaitė, on Tuesday. […]
Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has dismissed as untrue media reports that the European Union’s (EU) ambassadors have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia.
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French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault said that the European Union would extend its economic sanctions against Russia for another six months.
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Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, is facing growing criticism from the US, European countries and Lithuania for agreeing to attend Vladimir Putin‘s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. […]
The European Union‘s sanctions on Russia have worked, EU Ambassador to Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas believes. If it were not for the sanctions, the EU would not have reached the Minsk agreements on truce in eastern […]
About 50 people gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Vilnius at noon on Wednesday, calling for the release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who is continuing her hunger strike in protest of the court’s proceedings. […]
US President Barack Obama has announced that the US will extend its sanctions against Russia for another year. The sanctions were initially implemented in March of 2014 response to the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. […]
Ukraine‘s lack of progress on reforms may lead the EU to lean towards rejecting an extension of sanctions on Russia, according to the European Union‘s Ambassador to Russia, Vygaudas Ušackas. […]
The future of international sanctions against Russia depends primarily on whether Moscow will implement the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the military conflict in Ukraine, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday at his annual press conference. […]
Although the European Union recently agreed to extend sanctions on Russian companies until July of this year, divisions among EU members states are beginning to emerge, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]
In a closed sitting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, members of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs discussed the current situation and outlook in the European Union’s relations with Russia and Lithuania’s stance on those relations. […]
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