Alexander Lukashenko
Opinion

Opinion: Reset with Belarus?

Conventional wisdom dictates vision before planning. It seems neither are present in the cautious, yet steady Western reset with Belarus, whose authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko recently secured his fifth term in elections widely considered to be flawed, argues Marius Laurinavičius, fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). […]

Nadiya Savchenko

Russian court rejects all requests by Savchenko’s lawyers, Lithuanian diplomat says

A Russian court is rejecting almost all requests made by the defence lawyers of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, says a Lithuanian diplomat observing the trial, according to BNS. […]

Alexander Lukashenko
Opinion

Opinion: The dilemma of dictatorial stability

Current times in Eastern Europe can hardly be seen as a blessing. With the region more destabilized than ever, not only the economies of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the surrounding countries suffer, but also the image of Eastern Europe has been in downfall lately. However, for someone these problems in the region might be coming at a perfect time. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Russia’s sincerity in UN ‘very hard’ to believe, Lithuanian president says

In light of the situation in Ukraine, it is “very hard” the believe the sincerity of Russia‘s statements about peace initiatives in the Middle East, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė attending events of the United Nations (UN) in New York. […]

Federica Mogherini
European Union

Lithuanian PM and EU’s Mogherini discuss refugee crisis

On Monday, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Federica Mogherini, European Commission Vice-President, European Union‘s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to discuss the refugee crisis and ways to strengthen strategic communications, as well as other matters of international importance, the press service of the Government said. […]