Linas Linkevičius
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Lithuanian foreign minister calls on other countries to help arm Ukraine

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius on Wednesday called on other countries to help arm the Ukrainian army which is fighting against pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. […]

Raimonda Murmokaitė
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Lithuanian envoy at UN: Ukrainians are entitled to defending their land

Lithuania’s representative at the United Nations (UN) Security Council Raimonda Murmokaitė has strongly criticized Russia for supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine, emphasizing the right for Ukrainians to defend their land amid the continued siege of the city of Debaltseve. […]

Saulius Skvernelis
Society

No Lithuanian nationals joining terrorist groups, interior minister says

Lithuania’s Interior Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the country has not yet faced the phenomenon of foreign fighters and has no reports of a single Lithuanian citizen fighting on the side of terrorists. Nevertheless, in his words, Lithuania takes the threat very seriously and understands that well-trained and radical fighters, including citizens of the European Union (EU), returning from zones of armed conflicts may end up in Lithuania. […]

Vytautas Landsbergis
Politics

Landsbergis on Independence Day: Ukraine is defending us all

The world is faced with a new challenge, while Ukraine is defending itself in a war waged by the Kremlin, says Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis. […]

Vytis Jurkonis
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Minsk agreement shows that war buttons are being pushed from Moscow, Lithuanian political analyst says

The Minsk talks, which ended on Thursday in an agreement on ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, have proven that the “war button is pushed” in Moscow, says a lecturer at Vilnius University’s International Relations and Political Science Institute Vytis Jurkonis. He emphasized the importance of putting the agreements into practise, as earlier cases have shown that Russia is less than a trustworthy partner. […]

Vladimiras Putinas, Francois Hollande'as, Petro Porošenka, Angela Merkel
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Minsk agreement: Devil’s in the details

After 14 hours of tough talks, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have reached an agreement on what to do about situation in eastern Ukraine, where hostilities have already claimed over 5,400 lives. However, the leaders did not hold a customary joint press conference. […]