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Putin’s Russia. Kremlin’s plan for Europe, bribe No. 1
In the previous articles of the series ‘Putin’s Russia: Kremlin’s Goals and Tools’, I analysed the theory and practice of Russia’s foreign policy and drew attention to the fact that Russia still uses the ammunition of USSR KGB – disinformation, influence agents, scandals (e.g., Edward Snowden’s story) and criminal activity: corruption, criminal world, drug trafficking and terrorism. So I will now move on to the cases of three countries and their policies – that, I believe, will be a perfect illustration of Kremlin’s capabilities. […]
European Union
Lithuania’s Linkevičius: EU’s enlargement policy is investment in peace and stability in Europe
On 10 November, the European Commission (EC) adopted its annual Enlargement package – a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement. In the set of annual reports, the EC has assessed where Turkey and the countries of the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo – stand in preparing to meet EU membership requirements. […]
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European Union
Lithuanian president rails against economic migrants prior to European Council meeting
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is attending a European Council meeting to discuss the refugee crisis, says that economic migrants should be separated from genuine war-fleeing refugees and the latter are not supposed to be picky which safe country to go to. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian leaders condemn terrorist attacks in Ankara
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out against peaceful protesters in Ankara on Saturday. […]
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Landsbergis lambastes NATO, Obama and Turkey for failing to deter Moscow
Vytautas Landsbergis, the patriarch of Lithuanian politics known for his tough anti-Russian stance, is uncompromisingly critical of how NATO countries have responded to Russia‘s recent incursions into Turkey‘s airspace. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Managing refugee crisis and main risks
Discussions about the refugee crisis and how to solve it has moved from the European Union to the United Nations General Assembly, where most national leaders spoke about settling the conflicts in Syria and Iraq and fighting international terrorism. Among the highlights were the speeches and meeting of the presidents of the United States and Russia. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Mandatory refugee quotas are threat to Lithuania’s sovereignty
On Tuesday, the European Union‘s (EU) interior ministers accepted a plan to redistribute 160,000 refugees that had come to Europe. Similar talks one week earlier failed, because several Central-Eastern European countries opposed the scheme. Lithuania has already committed itself to accepting 1,105 refugees; in the long run, though, the number might grow ten times. […]
Politics
PM says Lithuanian government not considering to accept more refugees
The Government of Lithuania is currently not considering accepting more refugees than 325 it has committed to, although it does not discount such a possibility, the country’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė signs decrees on appointment of ambassadors to Georgia and Turkey
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has signed two decrees on appointment of new Lithuanian ambassadors to Georgia and Turkey. […]
Defence
Lithuania should see threats from South, not just East, ambassador to NATO says
The Lithuanian society clearly understands the treats coming from the East, however, the situation in Southern Europe require just as much attention, as wars are also possible there, says Lithuania’s Ambassador to NATO Vytautas Leškevičius. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian military to participate in six multinational missions in 2015
Lithuania, as an active member of international community – NATO, the European Union, the United Nations – this year is planning to participate in six multinational operations and missions, about 100 Lithuanian troops will be deployed abroad, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Foreign affairs
Turkish president plans to visit Lithuania next year
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who is on an official visit to Turkey, has called for the development of bilateral economic relations between the two countries and said that her Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, plans to visit Lithuania with a business delegation next year. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president says Turkey is important partner
Before starting an official visit to Turkey on Monday, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said that Turkey is an important partner, since it is a fellow NATO member-state and makes decisions important for the region. […]
Sports
Seibutis steers Lithuanians toward USA
Lithuania is one game away from appearing in its maiden FIBA World Cup final after storming home in the final term against Turkey to win its second consecutive tournament quarter-final 73:61. […]