Defence
Ukrainian army instructors to undergo training in Lithuania
Lithuania’s army will hold two-week military training for 23 Ukrainian army instructors, the Baltic country’s Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday. […]
Ukraine
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Lithuanian foreign minister speaks of “coordinated efforts” to undermine Ukraine truce
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s visit to Crimea and recent escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine appear to be coordinated efforts to undermine the truce reached in February, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian PM to visit Ukraine
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius will pay a visit to Ukraine in the end of August. […]
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Belarus does not always support Russia’s actions in Donbass, Lithuanian foreign minister says
After his informal meeting with Ukrainian and Belarusian foreign ministers, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says that Minsk is not inclined to blindly support any step Russia makes in regard to Eastern Ukraine. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet in Odessa
The Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian foreign ministers have met in the Ukrainian southern city of Odessa, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told BNS on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian consulate comes across passport specifying Ukraine’s Odessa as part of Russia
Lithuania’s consulate to the Russian Kaliningrad region has received a passport of a Russian citizen, which indicates “Odessa Region/Russia” as the place of birth. Odessa is a region in southern Ukraine. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister in Ukraine: Shootouts continue, sanctions must be extended
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukrainian leaders in Kiev on Thursday that intensive shootouts continue in Eastern Ukraine regardless of the ceasefire, urging to go on or step up the sanctions on Russia. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian foreign minister going to Ukraine
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is on Thursday going to Ukraine for a two-day visit and is scheduled to meet with the country’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and other officials. […]
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Putin holds Russia’s Security Council meeting over more shelling of Donbas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a prompt meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of Russia, the Kremlin press office said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Lithuanian government earmarks EUR 50,000 for youth exchange with Ukraine
Lithuanian and Ukrainian governments intend to sign an agreement on youth exchange, with the Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour planning to earmark 50,000 euros for the projects next year. […]
Foreign affairs
Last interview with Ambassador Pavilionis in Washington: ‘We are still in the discovery stage in America’
We meet with Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis on a quiet Sunday morning in the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C., for the last interview before he leaves the USA and returns to Lithuania. […]
Defence
Lithuanian political scientists divided on NATO’s Baltic air policing mission downsize
NATO‘s leadership decided to downsize the Baltic air policing mission in order to make rational use of resources, but Lithuania should not applaud it, as it reduces the Alliance’s visibility, says political scientist Gražvydas Jasutis. Meanwhile his colleague Kęstutis Girnius believes that the reinforcement has already served its purpose of reassuring the Baltic states and the decision makes good sense. […]
Foreign affairs
Four Ukrainian soldiers arrive in Lithuania for rehabilitation
Four more Ukrainian soldiers, injured during the war in Eastern Ukraine, arrived in Lithuania for rehabilitation on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry confirmed to BNS. […]
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko: Russia may attack Finland and Baltics
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of wanting to take over the “whole of Europe” and potentially aiming his sights next at Finland and the Baltics, AFP reports. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine’s reformers race against time
The reforms underway in Ukraine should be completed as soon as possible, and the country’s politicians are faced with the challenge of time, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Opinion
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Lithuanian president on Russia’s MH17 tribunal veto: The country is hiding something
After Russia this week vetoed the proposal to establish a tribunal on the civilian airliner MH17 tragedy in Eastern Ukraine, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says Russia has something to hide. […]
Foreign affairs
Ukraine’s minister of economy visiting Lithuania
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavičius, who is Lithuanian, is visiting Vilnius on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian president applauds US decision to step up sanctions on Russia
The decision made by the United States Department of Treasury to step up sanctions for Russia “is a proper and consistent assessment of Russia’s policies towards Ukraine“, which can also help resume the debate in the European Union on sanctions for Russia, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]