Defence
Belgian aid to Ukraine: a disgrace
“In the face of this Russian aggression and war crimes, the UN is challenged to fulfilits purpose. Everyone in this room, every country, will one day be asked: What did you do to stop this? […]
Ukraine
Central/Eastern Europe
«Караваны» – в Европу. Как украинцам помогают выбираться из оккупации? И почему сейчас ищут женщин-волонтеров?
Мариуполец Александр Федоров с начала войны помогает эвакуировать земляков. Размещает посты в соцсетях, принимает заявки и потом передает их волонтерам. Сам встретил войну на заработках в Чехии, а вот родственники — были в охваченном войной […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Why You May Want to Go to Ukraine Now
As the situation in Western and Central Ukraine has for now stabilized, a trip to Kyiv can provide those interested in international affairs with a unique opportunity to observe world history in the making. Back […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Mečys Laurinkus. Ukraine can only win against Russia if NATO is fully engaged in the fight
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced that the military forces under his leadership have three to six weeks to recapture the territories currently controlled by the Russian occupation army, including Crimea, as it will be much […]
Tribune
The Spirit of Freedom – short films from top Ukrainian filmmakers in Vilnius
Pasaka Cinema Boutique in collaboration with Kyiv International Short Film Festival (KISFF) presents a collection of short films from top Ukrainian filmmakers. “The Spirit of Freedom” is a fundraiser event to support Ukraine. It will […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Belotkach: Europe is repeating the same mistake again
“Europe has repeated the same mistakes it made 80 years ago when it brought up Hitler on its head. Now it has brought up another dictator”, Vladimir Belotkach said. Because of the war with Ukraine […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Laurinkus. On the Ukrainian path that Lithuania could have followed, surprises in the Kremlin and Putin’s covert operation
Naturally, in addition to the exciting information from Ukraine, the media are also starting to report on domestic issues – political, party, economic, and cultural, not to mention the lives of more or less famous […]
Central/Eastern Europe
MEP Andrius Kubilius. Europe’s geopolitical crisis: causes, lessons, consequences
Russia’s war against Ukraine is a major geopolitical crisis for the entire European continent. It is the first such geopolitical crisis since the Second World War and since the creation of what we now call […]
European Union
With the Conference on the Future of Europe, Europeans chose a new path: a stronger, more democratic and ready-to-act Europe
The last decade has shown that we cannot continue moving from one crisis to another. Europe must prevent crises rather than react to them. We know that Putin, China and the world are not waiting […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Laurinkus. Will the Western security architecture ensure Ukraine’s final victory over Russia?
Morally, psychologically, Ukraine has won the war against Russia. But, physically, I do not have a clear opinion on how it will be Mečys Laurinkus writes in lrytas.lt. The moral victory is based on resistance […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Lithuania prepares for a scenario where 100,000 refugees from Ukraine are accepted
Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė has signed an order to reinstate a one-off payment of €1,000 for migrants who have not been granted asylum in Lithuania and who voluntarily agree to return to their […]
Opinion
Juknevičienė. The Kremlin has gone back to the plan of testing the West
Recently, our political family, the European People’s Party, held an assembly. I was invited to give a presentation on Russia and Ukraine, in which I gave my assessment. What is happening today on the eastern […]
Central/Eastern Europe
Immediate opening of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union: appeal to EU Council President Emmanuel Macron
Mr. President of the Republic, The threats to the security and integrity of Ukraine and, beyond, of the whole of Europe, are unprecedented since the end of the Second World War. On the one hand, […]
Energy
R. Vilpišauskas. The problem of EU’s energy dependence on Russia
The new security crisis in Europe caused by Russia has drawn attention to the possible consequences of its escalation for the energy security of EU countries. If Russia resumes military aggression and the West responds […]
Defence
Kasčiūnas on Russian threat and Lithuania turning into a West Berlin
Lithuania is becoming like West Berlin during the Cold War, says Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Chairperson of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence. He said that strengthening the military forces is of paramount importance for […]
Economy
How the war in Ukraine would affect Lithuanians
Experts say that the Lithuanian economy would not be severely affected by a war with the geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. However, logistics companies would be hit hard, and the country’s population would not escape – […]
Central/Eastern Europe
10 points for an answer to Putin threats
As V. Putin continues with his threats, blackmail or trolling of Ukraine and the West, there is an urgent need for a more comprehensive understanding of reasons for such behavior of the Kremlin, as well […]
Defence
Lithuanian summit on Russia’s actions: agreement on new weapons, increase in conscription
High-level diplomats from the US and Russia began important talks in Geneva over the continuing threat of a military offensive on Ukraine’s borders. At the same time, a meeting of the National Defence Council (NDC), […]
Defence
Russian troops could invade Ukraine at any time: Lithuania increased its military readiness
According to experts who closely monitor the Kremlin’s actions, Russian troops could invade Ukraine at any time. And Lithuania has recently seen an increase in the number of visits by foreign politicians, all of them […]
Foreign affairs
Januška counts Nausėda’s mistakes: “An example of poor politics”
Lithuania cannot act effectively on its own in foreign affairs, so it must always seek allies. This could be said of the European Union’s Eastern policy, which, for Lithuania, means significant efforts to restrain the […]