Central/Eastern Europe
“Let’s talk about Culture…”
I don’t like to write something personal, but recently I had to give a talk at a cultural event in a city, of course, in a NATO country, to show a movie. Cinema, theatre, in […]
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
Economy
Western businesses are hesitant to invest in Lithuania due to its proximity to Russia
Loans are getting even more expensive – the European Central Bank has raised interest rates again, and that’s not the end of it. And it’s not just people’s pockets that are emptying. Businesses have spoken […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Why Ukrainian victory is the only key to long-term global peace
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s 10-step plan for peace showed the main goals and path to victory for Ukraine. The main points of it are the liberation of all Ukrainian lands, fair punishment for all Russian war […]
Central/Eastern Europe
An important date is coming: Lithuanians are afraid of it too, but cannot explain why
The year when Russia invaded Ukraine is approaching. This date is important not only for Ukrainians but also, presumably, for Russia, albeit for very different reasons. Putin loves dates and symbols, and Ukrainians believe that […]
Defence
Let’s take off the rose-tinted glasses before the Vilnius NATO summit: we are vulnerable
Lithuania will host the NATO summit this summer, but many issues remain unresolved, with six months to go until mid-Summer. Vilnius will be hot, not only because of the summer and July weather but also […]
Central/Eastern Europe
What is the difference between the new Gerasimov Doctrine and the al Qaeda Doctrine?
Valery Gerasimov, the long-serving (since 2012) Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, has recently also been appointed by Putin as the commander of military aggression against Ukraine. Anyone who is interested […]
Central/Eastern Europe
On “psychological complexes” towards Russia to Mr Kubilius: let’s learn from the USSR’s demise
In this article on “psychological complexes” of the West towards Russia, Mr Kubilius makes a few wrong assumptions and leads to logical mistakes, writes Ilona Sologub, Editor of VoxUkraine, a Ukrainian think tank. The greatest […]
Defence
Belarusians and Russians will be marching on our borders again: is it worth the flinch?
Russia and Belarus will launch another joint exercise across Belarus in a few days. They will also take place close to Lithuania’s borders. Military exercises in the neighbouring country are very frequent, and recently we […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Smart Russian officers will decide the fate of Russia?
The 2022 year came to an end. A year that will be marked in the history of the world with the title of “Year of War”. During this year, both here in Lithuania and in […]
Central/Eastern Europe
What does the West want?
The fundamental question of the future course of this war is, paradoxically, not about Ukraine but rather about Russia. It is about the West’s attitude towards post-war Russia. Because Western fears, linked to the future […]
Society
Biggest challenges for war refugees from Ukraine in Lithuania
Some 42% of Ukrainians indicated that they do not intend to return to Ukraine at the moment, as long as it is not safe to do so, and would rather stay in Lithuania, with the […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Entering the second year of the Russian invasion at the same crossroads
This is a story for an indefinite period, and its outcome is entirely uncertain. So the most important thing is not to overreact, Vytautas Bruveris writing on lrytas.lt news portal. This is how one can […]
Central/Eastern Europe
When will the war in Ukraine finally end?
After three hundred days of widespread war, it is certainly a legitimate question. And the answer is simple: the war will surely end when we come to grips with reality. Then, we will accept reality […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Russian imperialists in the sheepskin: are the oppositionists who they say they are?
In the wake of the stormy debate on the closure of the Russian opposition channel TV Rain (TV Dozhd) in Latvia, it has been questioned whether we really know who the Russian opposition is, what […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Polish-German dislike: why don’t Poles believe Germans?
In December 2021, Germany’s new Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, stopped in Warsaw on her inauguration tour and met her Polish counterpart, Zbigniew Rau. Before the minister’s visit, tensions were already high between Poland’s ruling Law […]
Central/Eastern Europe
What’s on the label of a ‘terrorist state’? Everything.
Labels are important. For too long, the Western world preferred to ignore Russia’s crimes at home and abroad and look the other way. But no more. Last week, when the European Parliament labelled the Russian […]
Central/Eastern Europe
We want to go home, and we need to restore what the russians destroyed
Restored Ukrainian cities and villages began with the return of Ukrainians to them. While battles are raging and russian missiles are flying in some regions, others are already restoring infrastructure, creating temporary living conditions, and […]
Central/Eastern Europe
During war, resilience means survival
It is difficult to be resilient in times of crisis, but even more challenging to remain resilient in times of war. Oleg Pokalchuk, a military psychologist from Ukraine, said in a presentation at the virtual […]
Central/Eastern Europe
How to launch a European Lend-Lease
Considering the total nature and prospects of hostilities in Ukraine, military aid for us should not be situational but permanent. Since the full-scale Russian aggression began, Ukraine has been working to launch arms lend-lease with […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Belarus is preparing nasty surprises for its neighbours: representatives of Lithuania and Poland warn
Lithuania and Poland have been right for years in explaining to their Western partners the threat and intentions of Russia, say Lithuanian and Polish policy-makers gathered for an informal discussion in Vilnius. But, unfortunately, they […]