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Ukraine
Foreign affairs
Minister Linkevičius: Any NATO-Russia conversation must include Ukraine issue
Now that Europe is facing numerous crises and cannot focus its undivided attention on assisting Ukraine, it is important not to trade one issue for another, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said to LRT programme Savaitė. […]
Crimea must remain on OSCE’s political agenda, Lithuanian foreign minister says
Prior to the annual OSCE Ministerial Council on 3-4 December, a meeting of the Group of Friends of Ukraine with the Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev was held on Lithuania’s initiative, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
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Visa-free regime for Ukraine will depends on its progress fighting corruption, President Grybauskaitė says
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the question of visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union (EU) will depend on how successful will be Kiev’s efforts to eradicate corruption. […]
Lithuanian president: Fragile truce in Ukraine is not peace
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine on Wednesday. The presidents co-chaired the eight session of the Council of the Presidents of Lithuania and Ukraine held in Vilnius to discuss the security situation in Ukraine, the implementation of the Minsk agreements and key legal and economic reforms in Ukraine, the press service of the Lithuanian presidency said. […]
Foreign affairs
Most Lithuanians approve of taking part in anti-terrorist effort, poll shows
A poll commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has revealed that Lithuanians are mostly interested in relations with neighbouring countries, Poland being among those with which they believe cooperation should be most intense. People in Lithuania are also interested in security and NATO, and favourably assess Lithuania’s position on Ukraine and the country’s contribution to fighting terrorism. […]
Foreign affairs
Grybauskaitė meeting president of Ukraine
On Wednesday, President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė will meet with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko who is arriving on a working visit. The heads of state will participate in the eighth Lithuania-Ukraine Presidential Council and discuss enhancement of Ukraine’s security and economic independence. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s foreign minister underscores need to fully implement Minsk agreements
On 1 December in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in a discussion dedicated to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, sanctions against Russia, and other related issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania (MFA) said. […]
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Lithuanian president’s office: Russia sanctions to stay in place until Minsk agreements are implemented
The European Union‘s (EU) sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Minsk agreements are fully implemented, says Renaldas Vaisbrodas, chief foreign policy advisor to the Lithuanian president. […]
Society
Economy
Geopolitical tensions seen as biggest threat to Lithuania‘s financial system
The key risks to Lithuania‘s financial system come from geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and a prolonged low interest rate period, according to a survey by the Bank of Lithuania. […]
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Syrian conflict lands in Brussels
Someone recently described the recent terrorist attacks in Paris as designed in Syria and developed in Brussels. It may very well be. Meanwhile Moscow monitors and actively exploits every turn of the conflict. […]
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Putin‘s Russia. How to change a country within several years
In the last essay of this series, I presented the experience of historic and recent Russia‘s impact in Greece, now I will attempt to look at one of the new member states of the European Union – the Czech Republic. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania will not be in coalition against Islamic State with Russia
President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Lithuania would not be willing to join any coalition against the Islamic State that would include Russia as long as Moscow engages in aggression against Ukraine and Georgia. […]
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Will there be rapprochement between Russia and West?
Terrorist attacks in Paris and the plane crash over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula might provide a turning point in Russia‘s relations with the West, allowing Moscow to break out of international isolation. Major Western powers might have to adopt a more lenient tone when talking to Russia in order to have Moscow contribute to fighting international terrorism, says Laurynas Kasčiūnas, analyst at the Eastern Europe Studies Centre. […]
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Defence
Lithuanian president on NATO: Much done, still more to do
Russia‘s actions in Europe, eastern Ukraine and Syria require more resolute response from NATO to ensure security of its eastern members, according to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė who is leaving for Bucharest on Wednesday to meet with leaders of Central-Eastern European NATO member states. […]
Foreign affairs
US focuses more on Eastern Europe, Lithuanian foreign minister says
On 2 November in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius welcomed the participants of the roundtable discussion Transatlantic Renewal and thanked them for their effort to develop the vision of a free and united Europe, Lithuania’s MFA reports. […]
Defence