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Lithuanian ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis: We do not invest in our relations with the United States
Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America Žygimantas Pavilionis thinks that the US administration under President Barack Obama has been naive in wishing to “reset” relations with Russia, but this is the trap that every new president falls into. He hopes, however, that Obama’s successor – be it Hillary Clinton or someone else – will have a better grasp on geopolitical realities of Eastern Europe. […]
Society
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Ukraine’s Lithuanian minister: President Poroshenko promised me best conditions to implement my ideas
Lithuanian businessman Aivaras Abromavičius says he has agreed to become Ukraine‘s economy minister because he wants to help the country in a difficult situation and share his experience gained in the West. […]
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Defence
Kerry says US to continue “increased presence” in Baltic states
The United States will continue its increased military presence in the Baltic states in response to Russia‘s actions in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania warns NATO against giving impression that Russia can veto Ukraine’s membership
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that the West would create a dangerous precedent by making an impression that Russia may block Ukraine‘s NATO membership. […]
Economy
Ukrainian game developer to open new studio in Vilnius
The Ukrainian game development studio Melior Games is opening an office in Vilnius. Half of the Melior Games team will shortly be transferred from Kiev to the company’s new office in Lithuania. The studio is also looking for local Unity3D programmers and 2D artists, and plans to build a team of 15 or more developers in Vilnius within a few years. […]
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Opinion
Opinion: Is international law really a law?
Although international law as a concept of general principles and customs has been known for centuries, reaching as back as Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome, discussions concerning its existence and common application reached its apogee only in the 20th century; however, neither the theoretical discussions, nor practical events managed to provide a definite answer to the most fundamental question, which is still being considered now at the time of unprecedented Russian aggression towards Ukraine and in the light of continuous conflicts in the Middle East: is international law, per se, real law? […]
Defence
Society
Art auction in Lithuania brings EUR 30,000 for injured Ukrainian soldiers
Lithuanians have collected 107,800 litas (over EUR 30.000) for injured Ukrainian troops during an art auction in Vilnius. […]
Defence
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Bruce S. Thornton: Why should Putin risk for Baltic states?
The Western countries are unable to properly respond to Russia‘s aggressive policies, because they are “rich enough to afford the luxury of believing that [they] can take a vacation from history, and ignore the permanent reality of human violence and conflicting, zero-sum interests,” according to Hoover Institution research fellow Prof. Bruce S. Thornton. […]
Opinion
Marshall plan for Ukraine: What should be done a year after Maidan?
The new Ukrainian Government has been appointed one year after the Euromaidan revolution began in Kyiv. In November 2013, those who felt mostly betrayed by President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych crowded in the Maidan of Kyiv. […]
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One year after Vilnius summit: Times of “limited sovereignty” coming back?
“Europe had been waiting for an engagement party for two years but it was called off a week before,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius on the evening of 28 November 2013 after Ukraine refused to sign the association agreement with the European Union (EU). […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian PM congratulates Ukraine’s Yatseniuk on reappointment
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseny Yatseniuk on his re-appointment. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why Russia’s threat to Baltic states is so real
Professor Kęstutis Girnius has once again decided on DELFI to calm everyone down by saying there is no real danger of Russian aggression against Lithuania. I once again risk becoming what Mr. Girnius calls a “professional Cassandra” by constantly scaring people with the Russian threat. […]