Foreign affairs
Lithuania doesn’t want confrontation with Russia, Linkevičius says
Lithuania does not want confrontation with Russia, but Moscow must stick to agreements, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
South Ossetia
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Georgian ambassador: Riga summit can’t end in awkward silence
Georgia‘s ambassador to Lithuania, Khatuna Salukvadze, says that the Eastern Partnership summit to be held in Riga on 21 May cannot end in awkward silence instead of offering clear answers. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s MFA says treaty between Russia and South Ossetia has no legal value
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania issued a statement regarding the “Treaty on Alliance and Integration” between the Russian Federation and South Ossetia region of Georgia, asserting that the agreement has no legal value. […]
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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. […]
Opinion
Opinion: More than meets the eye or the case against a ‘frozen conflict’ in East Ukraine
Currently it seems that the on-going Ukrainian–Russian conflict in the East of Ukraine is drawing to a possible end. However, it looks as if a newly minted ‘frozen conflict’ zone is poised to appear on the world map. While the end of active fighting might seem as a positive development, a ‘frozen conflict’ might actually pose even greater threats to international security. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine war caused by failure to learn lessons in Georgia
The war in Ukraine is a consequence of Europe having failed to draw lessons from the 2008 war in Georgia, when a normal dialogue with Russia was resumed less than two months after the fighting, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Why the West will eventually make up with Russia on Putin’s terms
Six years ago, when Russia attacked Georgia and tore off the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Western countries were, as always, “very concerned”, sent out their observers, provided humanitarian support and Nocolas Sarozy, the then President of France, volunteered to mediate in settling the conflict. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Russia wants to legitimize annexation of Georgian breakaway regions
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said during a visit in Georgia that Russia‘s proposal for Abkhazia to sign a special agreement is an attempt to de facto annex the region. […]