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Foreign affairs
Concessions to aggressive Russian policies would be disastrous, says Ažubalis
Answering aggressive Russian policies with concessions would be disastrous for the whole of Europe and needed to met with a firm rebuff, was the consensus at the annual Snow Meeting according to shadow Foreign Affairs spokesman, Audronius Ažubalis of the conservative Homeland Union party. […]
Opinion
Lithuanian media often gripped by herd mentality in times of crisis, say experts
Lithuania has a free press but is prone to one-sided reporting and being gripped by a herd mentality, says a leading analyst. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Russia strengthens military forces to send message to Baltic States
Russia reported a significant strengthening of military forces in the west of the country which it said was to counter the threat of NATO from the Baltic States. […]
Foreign affairs
Foreign presidents pay tribute to Lithuania’s January 13 victims
Presidents of Georgia, Ukraine and Estonia have congratulated Lithuania on January 13, when the country celebrates the 25th anniversary since it defended its independence from Soviet forces. […]
Foreign affairs
Selection of Lithuanian officer is honour for country, says foreign minister
Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius said the appointment of Chief of Vilnius district Police Headquarters, Kęstutis Lančinskas as the new head of the European Union advisory mission in Ukraine was an honour for the country. […]
Uncategorized
Future of Russia sanctions depends on Minsk agreements – Linkevičius
The future of international sanctions against Russia depends primarily on whether Moscow will implement the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the military conflict in Ukraine, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday at his annual press conference. […]
Foreign affairs
‘Strengthening ties with Eastern partners key objective for Lithuania in 2016‘
Strengthening of relations with the Eastern partners remains one of the most important objectives for 2016, Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius told LRT Radio. […]
European Union
Divisions emerging on keeping EU sanctions on Russia, says Lithuanian minister
Although the European Union recently agreed to extend sanctions on Russian companies until July of this year, divisions among EU members states are beginning to emerge, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]
Foreign affairs
Commissioner slams Lithuanian politicians for confrontational tone that damages Lithuania’s EU standing
Lithuania’s foreign policy-makers are “shooting themselves in the foot” with their confrontational tone and criticism of anything the European Union does to engage Russia, said Lithuanian European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis. […]
Economy
How will the Ukraine-EU association agreement help Lithuanian businesses?
The association agreement between the EU and Ukraine, which was signed in 2014 but only came into effect on 1 January, will have a range of effects on the economies of both Ukraine and the EU. Rimantas Šėgžda, the Lithuanian Commercial Attache at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine, discussed how the changes will impact Lithuanian businesses. […]
Uncategorized
New blood processing equipment donated to Ukraine
The Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union has bought blood processing equipment from donations to fund new equipment for a blood centre located in the Ukrainian Donetsk region. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defense ministry’s new emergency survival guide now has colourful pictures
At the beginning of the year, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence released a booklet for civilians and military personnel alike called Prepare to Survive Emergencies and War with tips on surviving hostile invasions and other calamities. Now, the ministry has released an updated version with new illustrations by Lithuanian illustrator and animator Ilja Bereznickas that contrast with the book’s serious nature. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why Russia needs Lithuania
Lithuania is a small country in comparison to Russia. So why does the Kremlin pay Lithuania a disproportionate amount of its attention? One reason is that it needs weak enemies that it can divert its people’s attention to. There was a time when Russian polls indicated that they saw Lithuania as their number one enemy. Later it was Georgia and Ukraine. […]
European Union
Georgia and Ukraine get EC’s go-ahead for visa-free travel
Georgia and Ukraine meet all benchmarks to be granted visa-free travel to the European Union, according to a report of the European Commission. Georgians and Ukrainians might be able to travel to the Schengen zone without visas as soon as next year. […]
Foreign affairs
Putin admits to deploying Russian military specialists in Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine, but that changed today at a nationally televised press conference in Moscow where Putin confirmed that Russian military specialists had been sent to support Crimean separatists. […]
European Union
Uncategorized
Sanctions on Russia must be extended, Polish president says
Polish President Andrzej Duda believes that sanctions imposed on Russia should be prolonged as the Minsk Agreements are rather unlikely to be implemented on time. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Winning back hearts and souls of Lithuania’s citizens
The West now faces bigger problems than Ukraine’s future or Russia’s plans for its neighbours. The growing threat of terrorism makes Russia more and more indispensable to its Western partners. That’s dangerous for the Baltic states because there’s no way that the Kremlin will renounce its aggressive goals, get lost in Syria or run out of resources for all of its front lines. […]
Defence