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Lithuania-Russia cooperation possible only after aggression in Ukraine stops
Full-fledged cooperation between Lithuania and Russia will only be possible after Moscow stops its aggression against Ukraine and resolves other important issues, Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Darius Skusevičius said after meeting with Russia’s ambassador to Vilnius, Alexander Udaltsov, on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Trump congratulates Lithuania, with focus on Ukraine, defence spending, fighting ISIS
US President Donald Trump has congratulated Lithuania on the upcoming independence anniversary, thanking for its support to Ukraine and commending for the growing defence spending. […]
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Foreign Minister in Kiev: Ukraine needs constant attention, support
Ukraine is in need of constant attention and support, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Thursday. […]
Economy
PM expects more Ukrainian professionals to come to work in Lithuania
More professionals from Ukraine are expected to come to Lithuania after the government has made it easier for businesses to hire third-country nationals in certain occupations, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania does all it can to help Ukraine – PM Skvernelis
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that Lithuania is providing all forms of assistance to Ukraine and will continue to support the country. […]
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EU must keep Russian sanctions amid unpredictable situation in Ukraine – ForMin
As the situation in Eastern Ukraine remains unpredictable, Europe must at least keep in place the existing sanctions against Russia, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]
Foreign affairs
Situation in Ukraine similar to that in 2014 – ForMin
The situation in Ukraine has recently been similar to that in 2014, when the most intense fighting took place, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Friday. […]
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Lithuania urges both sides cease fire in East Ukraine
After fighting between Ukraine’s governmental forces and Russian-supported separatists escalated in Eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry urged both sides to cease fire. […]
CORPORATE
Open letter to Jarosław Kaczyński
I have always been among a right winger politician in Lithuania who supported and support the party you founded with your late brother Lech in 2001 Law and Justice. […]
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Lithuanian, Polish formins to mull bilateral issues, strategic projects in Warsaw
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is leaving for Warsaw on Friday to discuss bilateral issues along with strategic energy and transport projects with Poland‘s diplomacy chief Witold Waszczykowski. […]
European Union
Central, Eastern European politicians urge Trump to stop concessions to Russia
Central and Eastern European politicians have urged United States President-Elect Donald Trump to stop making concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he could view the steps as weaknesses and undertake provocations against the Baltic states and Poland. […]
Defence
McCain sees Lithuania’s move to raise defence spending as important signal
Lithuania’s commitment to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence in 2018 is an important signal, Republican Senator John McCain of the United States has said in Vilnius. […]
Defence
Minister of Defence on his plans for national defence infrastructure
Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, he himself was surprised by the proposal to become Minister of National Defence. He is inheriting a ministry with both an impressively rising budget and at the same time – the taint of corruption, but the former diplomat tells Delfi TV that in the end he decided to operate on the idea of “If need be, then so be it”. […]
Defence
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Lithuanian Railways has foreign policy of its own
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, or LG) pursues a foreign policy of its own by cooperating with a Russian corporation linked to the military industry, a member of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence said. […]
Opinion
About friends and allies
If during The Rīga Conference 2015 we began witnessing Kremlin’s adventure in Syria, today we observe casualties and the number deaths of this escapade. During the last 12 months, the world has beheld terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, aggression of Russian football fans during Euro-2016 in France, and bombings in Aleppo. The Crimea remains occupied and the Russian aggression against Ukraine is still ongoing. […]
Foreign affairs
Ukraine’s speaker calls for stronger cooperation in Baltic-Black Sea format
Ukraine‘s Parliamentary Speaker Andriy Parubiy has suggested stepping up cooperation in the format of countries of the Baltic and the Black Seas, also calling for Lithuanian support for visa-free travels to the European Union. […]
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Ukraine plans to create civilian, volunteer forces on Lithuania’s model
Ukraine is planning to create civilian paramilitary and volunteer military forces on the model of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and the National Defence Volunteer Force. […]