Defence
Lithuanian and American troops start joint exercise
Lithuanian and US army logistics specialists are this week attending a logistics training in Lithuania and Poland. […]
United States
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Sergey Lavrov and John Kerry have brief conversation before EAS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a brief conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry before the ministerial meeting of the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. […]
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Lithuanian president applauds US decision to step up sanctions on Russia
The decision made by the United States Department of Treasury to step up sanctions for Russia “is a proper and consistent assessment of Russia’s policies towards Ukraine“, which can also help resume the debate in the European Union on sanctions for Russia, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė presents letters of credence to Lithuania’s new ambassador to USA
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has presented letters of credence to Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America, the presidency reports. […]
Foreign affairs
Why Lithuania is bound to be pro-American
There was a time right after World War Two when Lithuanians believed that the United States of America would swoop into a Soviet-occupied country and drive the Soviets away. These hopes were rather baseless, yet the USA did stand by its policy not to recognise the annexation of the Baltic states. The start of this policy is believed to be July 23rd, 1940, with the declaration to this effect by US State Secretary Sumner Welles. […]
Society
Hundreds mark anniversary of Welles Declaration in Vilnius
About 300 people celebrated the 75-year anniversary of the US declaration that condemned the half-century occupation of the Baltic states. […]
Foreign affairs
John Kerry: American people greet Baltic friends
The United States remembers the 75-year-old Welles Declaration as “an indelible sign of our shared commitment to freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity”, United States Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday. […]
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Lithuanian president to WSJ: Russia resorting to brutal Stalinist methods
Russia is looking back on its Soviet past and is increasingly using the methods of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in an article published on Thursday. […]
Society
Vilnius to mark 75-year anniversary of US non-recognition of Soviet occupation
A ceremony will take place in Vilnius on Thursday to celebrate 75 years since the Welles Declaration by which the United States condemned the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states. […]
Culture
Vilnius to celebrate US non-recognition policy of Baltic occupation
Lithuania will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Welles Declaration on 23 July in Washington Square in Vilnius at the event Together We Believe in Freedom. The declaration marked the beginning of the United States‘ non-recognition policy of the occupation and annexation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
President Obama challenges critics on historic nuclear deal with Iran
US President Barack Obama was fully on the offensive on Wednesday to let the world know that the deal with Iran was the best deal preventing that country from obtaining nuclear weapons. […]
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US Vice President Biden Supports Ukraine’s last chance for reform
During a busy day in Washington, the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk received plenty of support from the US Administration, including President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and US Secretary for Commerce Penny Pritzker. […]
Foreign affairs
Iran – new and strong player
Not long ago, on 2 April 2015 an agreement was reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, that was referred to as “historic”. The agreement was concluded between The Six (five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council + Germany) and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran takes the responsibility to reduce the enrichment of Uranium and the West, in return, is ready to lift some sanctions. The Lausanne Agreement was assessed positively. However, there are some sceptics thinking that the Agreement includes particular threats. […]
Defence
Defence
US general in Lithuania: You’ll see increasing exercises in Baltics
Visiting Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Raymond T. Odierno says military exercises in the Baltic states will be of “greater sizes” in the future. […]
Defence
Lithuanian president confers state decoration on US General Raymond T. Odierno
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė presented the Cross of Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Raymond T. Odierno. Later on, they discussed the security situation in the region, the presidential press service said. […]
Defence
US Army Chief of Staff General Odierno visiting Lithuania
Chief of Staff of the US Army General Raymond Odierno is visiting Lithuania. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian leaders congratulate US on Independence Day
Lithuanian leaders on Saturday congratulated the United States on its Independence Day, underlying partnership between the two countries in their messages of congratulation. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania supports international fight against nuclear terrorism
The four-day Sherpa Meeting before the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit ended on 2 July in Vilnius. The meeting brought together 130 high-ranking officials from 48 countries along with representatives from international organisations like the United Nations (UN), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the European Union (EU) and Interpol, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]