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Donetsk residents seek shelter as rights group says it has evidence of Russian involvement in conflict
Explosions and smoke billowing on the horizon in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. […]
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Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Putin forces West to choose between Ukraine and Middle East (I)
When on 15 January 1991, the United Nations issued an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to withdraw troops from occupied Kuwait, it was clear for Lithuania that the Soviet Union might take advantage of this event and hit back at our independence. […]
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Opinion: Keeping the Baltic identity alive
The 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way gives food for thought about a number of things: the neo-fascist threats from Russia, about the place of idols and sculptures in Grūtas Park and the museum reminiscent of the occupation of Lithuania, about the security of Lithuania and Ukraine after a quarter of a century since the restoring statehood and about the Baltic identity. […]
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Opinion: To understand Putin, read Orwell
Anyone who wants to understand the current Russian position on Ukraine would do well to begin with George Orwell’s classic, 1984, writes Timothy Snyder, Housum professor of History at Yale University, for the Politico. […]
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French president offers conditions for warship delivery to Russia
French President François Hollande sits down with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko at the NATO summit in Wales after he moved to suspend delivery of a warship built for Russia amid the ongoing battle for control for Ukraine‘s east. […]
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Crises in Ukraine and Iraq hang over NATO summit
NATO leaders have a lot to talk about at this year’s summit in Wales, expected to be the toughest since the Cold War ended. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: NATO agreed on new measures to boost Lithuania’s security
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and leaders of other NATO member states have agreed in Wales on additional measures to deal with newly emerging threats and beef up the defence of the allied countries, including Lithuania. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: Putin is testing NATO leadership
European and NATO leadership must now demonstrate their leadership and keep Russia’s President Vladimir Putin from going too far, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
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EU and US to tighten sanctions on Russia
The EU and the US are to announce tighter Russia sanctions on Friday, with the EU’s draft legal texts targeting state-owned banks, oil technologies and defence goods, EUobserver.com reports. […]
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Ukraine wants to draw closer to NATO
Ukraine has once again indicated it wants to become closer to NATO, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius after attending a meeting of the Alliance’s member-states with Ukraine’s leaders. […]
Defence
Minister Linkevičius indicates NATO allies to station more capacities in Lithuania
NATO allies will have more capacities in Lithuania, in the air, in the sea and on land, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after the first day of the NATO summit in Wales. […]
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NATO to offer comprehensive support to Ukraine
NATO has established “a comprehensive and tailored package of measures” to help Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday during the NATO summit in Wales. […]
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Lithuanian president says Putin’s offer to Ukraine is ultimatum, not peace plan
The Russian proposal to Ukraine is an ultimatum, not a peace plan, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said at a NATO summit in Wales on Thursday afternoon. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania’s goal at NATO Summit is to strengthen region’s defence
On 4-5 September, President Dalia Grybauskaitė is attending the NATO summit in Wales. In the face of a military threat to Europe, NATO leaders are discussing new measures to ensure security of the member states and the whole region, the presidential press service said. […]
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Little chance of success for Putin’s peace plan, says Lithuanian foreign minister
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says it is difficult to expect that the peace plan proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin will be successful, because it refuses to admit the realities in eastern Ukraine. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: NATO has to revise its relations with Russia
NATO’s cooperation with Russia as it has been until now cannot continue, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė before the NATO Summit in Wales. […]