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EU Ambassador: Russia sanctions are working
The European Union‘s sanctions on Russia have worked, EU Ambassador to Moscow Vygaudas Ušackas believes. If it were not for the sanctions, the EU would not have reached the Minsk agreements on truce in eastern […]
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Panama Papers reveal offshore wealth of Ukrainian president
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is among national leaders with offshore wealth, a report by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) as part of huge tax leak dubbed “Panama Papers” revealed Monday. […]
Opinion
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Russian separatist leader in Donetsk had a permanent residence permit in Lithuania
The leader of a Donetsk separatist military group, Eastern Front, Eduard Akopov is married to a Lithuanian and had a permanent residence permit in Lithuania, according to the State Security Department (VSD). […]
Defence
Migration and terrorism will push West to cooperate with Russia – Lithuanian intelligence
Counter-terrorism efforts and the migration crisis will reduce the international community’s attention on the security situation in Eastern Europe and will have a negative effect upon Lithuania, according to Lithuanian intelligence assessments. […]
Defence
US ambassador to NATO: Lithuanian leaders understand changed security situation
Attacks in Brussels last week were not an assault against NATO, US Ambassador to the North Atlantic Council Douglas Lute tells LRT television. He visited Lithuania last week as part of a NATO delegation ahead of the summit in Warsaw this summer where Lithuania and other eastern Alliance members are seeking greater NATO presence in their territories. […]
Opinion
The ulterior motive behind Russia’s partial Syria withdrawal
With great fanfare and “surprise” Russia once again seemingly out-maneuvered Western leadership in Syria. While much ink has been spilled debating whether President Vladimir Putin is executing a sound strategy—or is merely a tactical opportunist—it is clear that he has achieved his primary strategic goal: making Russia geopolitically relevant again and forcing the West to begrudgingly accept that it must take into account Russian interests. But there is an ulterior motive to Putin’s partial withdrawal. […]
Defence
Lithuania to get more US troops – US General
The US will send more troops to Lithuania as it starts it preparations to step up its presence and capabilities in Europe, said United States Army Europe Commander Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. […]
Defence
NATO won’t trade Eastern European security for Russia’s help in fighting terrorism
NATO will not renounce additional security measures in Eastern Europe in exchange for Russia’s potential assistance in fighting terrorism, a top NATO official said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
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Lithuanian to head Ukrainian State Depository
Lithuanian Mindaugas Bakas has been selected to chair the Ukrainian State Depository, reports ukrainianjournal.com […]
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Savchenko will be released, Lithuania’s EU ambassador believes
The European Union‘s (EU) ambassador to Moscow, Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Ušackas, has said he expects the Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has been sentenced to 22 years in prison by a Russian court, to be soon released to Ukraine. […]
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Ukrainian pilot Savchenko given 22-year prison sentence
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has been sentenced to 22 years in jail by a Russian court which found her guilty of of charges relating to the deaths of two Russian journalists. […]
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Savchenko trial ‘nothing but farce’, says Lithuanian president’s adviser
The trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in Russia is “nothing but farce”, says the Lithuanian president’s advisor. […]
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Ukrainian pilot Savchenko found guilty by Russian court
A Russian court passed a guilty verdict for Ukrainian armed force pilot Nadiya Savchenko in a case Lithuania regards as unlawful. […]
Defence
Russia is ‘biggest threat to Lithuania’s security’ – Ministry of Defence
Russia is the biggest threat to Lithuanian security and military aggression is no longer just a hypothetical possibility, according to the updated Military Strategy drafted by Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence. […]
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The Pope and the Patriarch: Russia’s search for the right West
The Western political establishment is hostile to Russia. This makes it all the more important to demonstrate that the Western religious establishment is more sympathetic. Regardless of Putin’s aims, the meeting between Pope and Patriarch has become a landmark event in the history of Christianity. […]
Society
Lithuanian customs discover 16th century coins hidden in horror story book
Lithuanian customs officers discovered old silver coins hidden in a book of horror stories, the Customs Department said on Thursday. […]
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Aivaras Abromavičius, resigned Ukrainian minister of economy, said to have returned
Aivaras Abromavičius, the Ukrainian minister of economy who said he would resign over pervasive corruption in the Ukrainian government, is currently back at work, according to several Ukrainian news sources. […]