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? […]

Linas Linkevičius
Foreign affairs

Foreign Minister Linkevičius says Lithuanian president was right to call Russia a terrorist state

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has called Russia “a terrorist state”. Moscow retorted by saying that Grybauskaitė should grow out of “communist youth” maximalism. Some extremists at the Russian Duma have even proposed to sever diplomatic relations with Vilnius. […]

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Lithuania regrets Russia‘s support for illegal elections in east Ukraine

The Lithuanian government has issued a statement saying it regrets Russia’s decision to block the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a press statement on the illegal “elections” in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine to be held by armed separatists on 2 November. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister speaks for waving veto right at UN Security Council on grave crimes

Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius participated at the high-level event over limiting the use of the veto right at the United Nations Security Council in case of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. […]

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Foreign affairs

Lithuania expresses support for Iraq’s new government

On 19 September, at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council, the Lithuanian permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė, expressed Lithuania’s support for the new government of Iraq and underlined that it had to remain inclusive and represent the interests of all the groups and components of the society, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Raimonda Murmokaitė
Foreign affairs

At UN Security Council Lithuania urges not to politicise investigation into MH17 crash

At 19 September meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged to respect the memory of the victims of the catastrophe of MH17 and condemned any attempts to influence or interfere with the independent investigation carried out by the Dutch Safety Board, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]

Israel
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. […]