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  • Energy

Winter and Gazprom won’t wait: What the geopolitics of LNG will mean for the people of Ukraine and Europe

As the crisis in Ukraine is escalating with the prospect of Russian military intervention, there is every reason to believe…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Third rotation of US paratroopers arrive in Lithuania

The third rotation of US paratroopers have arrived in Lithuania and will train with Lithuanian troops, Lithuania's Ministry of National…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Baltic presidents to meet Barack Obama in Tallinn in September

The Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian presidents are scheduled to meet with the President of the United States, Barack Obama, in…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian deputy minister discussed regional security with US congressman

On Thursday, Deputy Minister of National Defence Marijus Velička discussed security situation in the Baltic region and Ukraine, and US-Lithuanian…

10 years ago
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Obama: No need yet for more US military aid to Ukraine

US President Barack Obama, speaking at the closing of the US-Africa Leaders summit, said Washington was not considering sending weapons…

10 years ago
  • Global LT

Lithuanian Days, longest consecutive ethnic festival in US, starting in Pennsylvania

This year, 16 and 17 August, American-Lithuanians in Pennsylvania will be celebrating their 100th Lithuanian Days festival, making it the…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Ambassador Keith C. Smith: Biggest achievement of Lithuania is that you are in EU and NATO

The Lithuania Tribune spoke to Keith C. Smith, the former American Ambassador to Lithuania in 1997-2000. We asked what stuck…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ambassador Pavilionis on Lithuania’s relationship with the USA

The Lithuania Tribune asked Žygimantas Pavilionis, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the USA how the events in Ukraine has affected America’s pivot…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: The most important relationship

The United States remains the world’s most important country. It is also the most open democracy and the sole protector…

10 years ago
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Andrey Illarionov in Vilnius: Obama could have stopped Putin

US President Barack Obama had the chance to stop the annexation of Crimea, according to Andrey Illarionov, former aide to…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

US releases images it says show Russia fired on Ukraine

The US State Department says it has new images implicating Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. [...]

10 years ago
  • Society

US anti-Semitism envoy coming to Lithuania

US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Ira N. Forman is coming to Lithuania. [...]

10 years ago
  • Global LT

Ambassador Pavilionis on Lithuanians living in the US

The Lithuania Tribune asked Žygimantas Pavilionis, Lithuania’s Ambassador in Washington, D.C., to share his insights about the Lithuanian community in…

10 years ago
  • Society

Social media guru from US State Department: Facebook and Twitter are not going to end civilization

Tristram Perry, Public Affairs Officer at the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan, insists that social media can be an effective…

10 years ago
  • Energy

Former US Ambassador Keith C. Smith: No one wanted Mažeikių Nafta and Russians tried to take it for free

The Lithuania Tribune spoke to former American Ambassador to Lithuania Keith C. Smith. It was during his term in 1999…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis: We stood alone and were laughed at because of Putin

Lithuania’s friends in Washington, D.C., believe that we are living as if it were 1939 when the threat of occupation…

10 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian and US troops hold joint training in urban warfare

Dust in the training range, another day wearing out with the heat of July, a bulletproof jacket weighing down your…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Mosaic Singers to perform a concert in Vilnius

On Monday 14 July, the Detroit based Mosaic Singers will perform a concert in the splendid St. Casimir church (Šv.…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Vilnius increases defence spending in face of disappointing responses from Western Europe

The Lithuanian parliament on July 10 adopted budget amendments to increase spending on national defense by 37.6 million euros. The…

10 years ago
  • Society

President Adamkus on late US-Lithuanian philanthropist Kazickas: He loved his country with deeds, not words

Lithuania's former president Valdas Adamkus says that émigré businessman and public figure Juozas Kazickas, who passed away in the early…

10 years ago