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IMF warns Ukraine it will pull €35bn bailout unless corruption stops
The International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday that will halt its €35 billion bailout programme to Ukraine unless the country takes immediate action to tackle rampant corruption. […]
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Abromavičius resignation should trigger re-evaluation of Kiev ties
It is little wonder that the resignation of Aivaras Abromavičius, Ukraine’s Lithuanian-born Minister of Economy, has created a political uproar and a government crisis. The move should also encourage Lithuania and like-minded countries to sharpen policies towards Kiev. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania ‘sceptical about getting Russian assistance’ in Jan 13 coup case
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sceptical about the possibility of securing Russia‘s assistance in the January 13 coup case through diplomatic channels. […]
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Ukraine not doing enough to eradicate corruption, says Lithuania’s foreign minister
Not enough measures are being taken by the Ukraine to eradicate corruption, according to Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Leaked correspondence shows Abromavičius told truth about Ukraine corruption
Ukrainian media have published evidence that Ukraine‘s former Economic Development and Trade Minister, Lithuanian Aivaras Abromavičius, was not lying about corruption in government blocking his reforms. […]
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Russia’s influence in terminal decline in Lithuania, Baltic States – Forbes
Russia‘s influence on Lithuania and the Baltic States is in serious decline with Russian businesses and capital playing a smaller and smaller part in the region, according to Forbes. […]
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Lithuanian analysts unconvinced by BBC’s World War Three scenario
A recent programme aired by the BBC explores a hypothetical doomsday scenario of a nuclear stand-off between Russia and NATO over Latvia. Analysts in Lithuania say it presents too simplistic a take on geopolitical realities in Eastern Europe which, in itself, could erode confidence in NATO‘s collective defence commitments. […]
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Saakashvili backs Abromavičius after resignation over Ukraine corruption
Governor of the Odessa region of Ukraine Mikheil Saakashvili has expressed his support for the Lithuanian-born Minister of Economy of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavičius after he announced his resignation due what he said was systematic corruption and blocking of important reforms in Ukraine. […]
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Restored trade with Russian unlikely soon, says Ušackas
A restoration of trade relations between Moscow and Brussels should not be expected in the near future, said the European Union Ambassador to the Russian Federation Vygaudas Ušackas in a meeting with the businessmen of the port city of Klaipėda. […]
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International community expresses dismay over Abromavičius’ Ukraine resignation
The ambassadors of Western countries in Kiev have expressed their regret over the recent resignation of Ukraine‘s Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavičius, praising him for his efforts in fighting corruption and implementing reforms necessary for Ukraine’s economy. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament speaker pushes Poroshenko to continue reforms
Lithuanian Parliamentary Speaker Loreta Graužinienė urged Ukraine to push on with the reforms at a meeting of parliamentary speakers of the Nordic and Baltic States (NB8) with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev. […]
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Blow to Ukraine’s reform effort as Lithuanian-born economy minister quits
The Lithuanian Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Aivaras Abromavičius, said on Wednesday he was stepping down as his ministry was being hijacked by corrupt vested interests. […]
Defence
Two thirds of Lithuanians support raising defence funding
About 67% of the Lithuanian population fully or in part agree on the need to increase defence funding to 2% of the gross domestic product (GDP), shows a poll published by the Ministry of National Defence. […]
Society
January 13 coup suspects may be tried in absentia, Vilnius court rules
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens charged in the January 13, 1991, coup in Lithuania case may stand trial in absentia, a Vilnius court ruled on Friday. […]
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Put pressure on Moscow, not Kiev, to end war in Ukraine, Lithuanian minister says
The international community should not demand that the Ukrainian government grants autonomy to its eastern regions until Russia ensures security in the region, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius argues in an op-ed piece published in the Wall Street Journal. […]
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Partnership with Poland should be Lithuania’s key foreign policy priority, says former ambassador to US
Many in Lithuania have been criticizing Poland‘s new government, but former Lithuanian ambassador to the US Žygimantas Pavilionis believes that the return of a strategic partnership between Poland and Lithuania should be our greatest foreign policy priority. According to Pavilionis, those now criticising the Polish government are the same people that accepted Barack Obama‘s attempts to reset the US relationship with Russia and improve the EU’s relationship with Russia. […]
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€500k of medical aid sent to Ukraine
Lithuania sent over 200,000 packages of medication to Ukraine on Friday in response to a request by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. […]