In contrast to many of its European neighbours, Germany maintained relatively close relations with Russia for a long time. Some observers even spoke of a German “Russia first” policy during the term of Chancellor Gerhard […]
Many of us have probably encountered or at least have heard of an undisciplined next-door-neighbour with a fondness for drinking. Let us call him Vovochka (the Russian equivalent of “Little Johnny”, a diminutive form of […]
Published in the newsletter of EU-STRAT (http://eu-strat.eu), EU-STRAT is an international research project that studies the relationship between the European Union and the countries in the European Eastern neighborhood. It has been expected in the […]
On 13 January 1991, 27 years ago, Lithuania stood up for freedom. Not only for its own. We defended the European future. But for the victory there and then, Lithuania and Europe would be very […]
So far, the German government repeatedly emerged as one of the main proponents for the extension of sanctions imposed on Russia. However, since no end of Moscow’s support for the separatists in Eastern Ukraine seems […]
Two young political party leaders – the Conservatives’ Gabrielius Landsbergis and LSDP’s Gintautas Paluckas – two weeks ago ruined signing the traditional parliamentary political party agreement on foreign, security and defence policy for 2018-2020, which […]
The military cooperation between the Baltic States is based on pressure from outside and not the political aims of the three countries. Only NATO and common threats help us not bicker, Estonia-based International Defence and […]
All of the countries of the Baltic Sea region would have to respond to possible unrest in the region, although some of them are not members of NATO, Sweden’s Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist has said in Lithuania. […]
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is coming to Lithuania next Monday. […]
As part of its article dedicated to the Marshal Plan for Ukraine, which was initiated by us, the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail cites an article by Michael Carpenter, Adviser to former US Vice President Joe Biden, where he praises our initiative. I was thus impelled to get a hold of the entire article by Carpenter. The article was published in the final issue of Foreign Policy, one of the most influential magazines worldwide and one that is most widely read by foreign policy experts. […]
From the very start when Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia in 1999 and his supporting OCG (organised criminal group) formed out of KGB agents and oligarchs, this state and its policies became a […]
Lithuanians have adapted well to the European Union‘s economic sanctions on Russia and its retaliatory bans on European imports. Though the export of Lithuanian origin goods to Russia has almost halved since the Crimean annexation […]
The call from Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis to resume contacts with Russia on the political level and operations of an intergovernmental commission have made top headlines over the past few days. […]
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that a Lithuania-Russia intergovernmental commission that held its last meeting more than six years ago could resume its activities, but Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is cautious about the idea, at least for now. […]
Lithuania should this year make contacts with representatives of the Russian administration, says the country’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, dismissing the current isolation policies as detrimental and unique in the European Union (EU). […]
The heads of European Union states will deliberate whether to extend sanctions on Russia and it is very important that this would be done because the situation has not changed whatsoever in three years, President […]
Lithuania is trying to secure Ukraine’s support for its efforts to block the construction of the unsafe Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, but it has received no concrete position from Kiev yet, Energy Minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas said. […]
The hands of Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili are stained with blood, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko stated in Vilnius last week. […]
International experts could be included in the investigation of charges against former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on receipt of unlawful support from Russia, Ukraine‘s President Petro Poroshenko said in Vilnius on Friday. […]
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