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Georgian leader in Vilnius: Georgia is already on the path towards EU membership

Georgia‘s Deputy Prime Minister Georgi Kvirikashvili, also the country’s economy minister, has said in Vilnius that the treaty proposed by Russia for Abkhazia resembles the annexation of Ukraine‘s Crimea region. […]

Yevhen Nyshchuk
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Ukrainian culture minister in Vilnius: We are dealing with massive propaganda from Russia

Mere censure will not help to deal with the Kremlin’s propaganda and people of culture who are seen as an authority should strengthen ethnic minorities’ ties with the county, Ukrainian Minister of Culture Yevhen Nyshchuk said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]

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Putin backs down and… wins?

Russian forces are withdrawing from the Ukrainian border. Pro-Russian separatists are putting down their arms. There are reports about Russia re-opening some of its markets to Western production. All this has sparked discussions about Moscow backing down from confrontation with the West. […]

Petro Poroshenko and Barack Obama
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US President Obama pledges continued support for Ukraine

On Wednesday, US President Barack Obama participated in a video conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President François Hollande of France, and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy.  They discussed the international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, including steps that are being taken to counter the spread of the disease. […]

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Defence

President Grybauskaitė: Rapid response force will step up Lithuania’s defence

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Tuesday visited the rapid response forces, a structure in the Lithuanian military under formation, and said they would help the country to respond to non-conventional threats, including actions of troops without identification insignia or the instigation of ethnic minorities. […]

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Foreign affairs

Minister Linkevičius in USA: “Big values shouldn’t be for the big guys and small values for the small guys”

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, who is now part of the country’s delegation in the United States of America, spoke to Robert Siegel of the National Public Radio (NPR). He thanked Americans for taking the initiative to coordinate Western response to Russia‘s actions in Ukraine. […]