John Kerry in Kiev: Russian aggression cannot be ignored
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is visiting Kiev on Thursday, has said that Russian aggression in Ukraine cannot be ignored, Euronews reports. […]
Ukraine
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian military aircraft to take humanitarian aid to Ukraine
On 5 February, the Spartan C-27 aircraft of the Lithuanian Air Force will transport to Ukraine donations of humanitarian aid committed by the Lithuanian Ministries of Healthcare and National Defence. […]
Defence
US Pentagon chief nominee says reassuring Baltic states a priority
President Barack Obama‘s nominee for defense secretary, Ashton Carter, said Wednesday he would likely support delivering arms to Ukraine to counter pro-Russian separatists. He also said the United States should do everything to reassure its allies in the Baltics. […]
Society
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Lithuania praises Belarus’ position on Ukraine
Lithuania has praised Belarus, saying its position on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is “very positive” as well as Minsk’s decision not to join Moscow’s sanctions against EU member states. Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas expressed the position after his visit to Minsk. […]
European Union
Lithuanian MEP urges EU to declare Ukraine’s pro-Russian forces terrorist organisations
The group Friends of European Ukraine, established in the European Parliament by Lithuanian MEP Petras Auštrevičius, has urged the European Union to immediately declare the separatist groups that call themselves the people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as terrorist organisations. […]
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German-speaking experts sign petition on Ukraine: Securing peace instead of rewarding expansion
An appeal, by 142 German-speaking experts on Eastern Europe, calls for a reality-based and not illusions-guided Russia policy. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s conservative propose Hague Tribunal prosecution for civilian attacks in Ukraine
The opposition Homeland Union–Lithuanian Christian Democrats political group in the Lithuanian Seimas has proposed a resolution that would commit the Lithuanian parliament to seeking prosecution of people responsible for attacks on civilians in Ukraine in the Hague Tribunal. […]
Opinion
Foreign affairs
Former Lithuanian ambassador: We must stop Kremlin in Ukraine
Foreign countries must help Ukraine stop Russia and not allow the ongoing conflict to expand, former Lithuanian Ambassador to Ukraine Petras Vaitiekūnas said after being awarded a medal for merits to the Lithuanian diplomatic service on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania, Italy deliver humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Lithuania will deliver a shipment of humanitarian aid worth EUR 83,532 in response to the appeal of the Head of the European Commission DG for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade plans move forward
This week, Lithuania’s government intends to discuss draft laws on the Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian agreement to set up a joint military brigade. […]
US considers supplying arms to Ukraine
The United States is considering supplying arms to Ukrainian forces, the New York Times newspaper said on Sunday. […]
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Opinion
Opinion: Ukrainians, forgotten heroes of Auschwitz
Tuesday marked the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Tanks of the First Ukrainian Front broke through the enclosures 70 years ago. […]
European Union
Lithuanian foreign minister on Russia sanctions: EU made a decent decision
Having convened for an extraordinary session on 29 January, the European Union Foreign Affairs Council decided to extend current sanctions against Moscow. New restrictions against Russia will be imposed only if the situation in eastern Ukraine does not improve or deteriorates. Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius has called the decision an optimal one. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian president tops Ukraine’s list of international friends
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė leads the annual rating Top-10 Ukraine‘s Promoters in the World 2014 presented by the Institute of World Policy, the President’s Office said on Thursday. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania to state strong position on sanctions for Russia, president says
Vilnius will state a strong position on the European Union‘s (EU) sanctions for Russia, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
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Is Belarus benefiting from change in West’s perspective?
It is tempting to slip into a spiral of sensationalism when describing the concurrent trends in Belarus’s foreign relations and national aspirations, even though—if history is any guide—these trends may be reversed as abruptly as they started. So far, however, tensions have been on the rise along Belarus’s eastern flank; whereas, there has been steady improvement in Belarus’s relations with the West. According to the assessment of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, this has been the case since the very beginning of 2014. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine counts on Europe’s unity for Russia sanctions
Ukraine hopes for the European Union‘s unity in retaining and tightening sanctions against Russia and providing economic, political and military support, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, currently in Ukraine, said on Wednesday night. […]