Politics

US congressmen among recipients of Lithuanian parliament’s award

The Lithuanian parliament has awarded the country’s allies in the United States, local representatives and officials for their contribution to Lithuania’s independence and statehood. […]

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Lithuanian Shrove Tuesday event in Washington D.C.

On Tuesday, 17 February, the Embassy of Lithuania in Washington took on a bit of pagan festive charm, celebrating Užgavėnės (Shrove Tuesday) with an evening of music and typical food. The evening was organised by the Lithuanian Community of Washington. A surprising large crowd gathered as the US Capital appeared almost completely shut down after some heavy snowfall overnight. […]

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Sports

For small nations skiers, participation is important, but just finishing isn’t good enough

There are 69 countries represented here in Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado, for the FIS World Alpine Ski Championships. Some of them are well-known in the ski racing world, and attend these and other big ski racing events with an entourage of coaches, doctors, trainers, ski technicians, and even personal assistants. But the majority of the field is made up of up-and-coming racers doing it mostly on their own, and many of them are from small nations like Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Israel, Brazil (at least in the ski racing world), and even Haiti and Mexico, countries that don’t even have snow. […]

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Defence

Lithuania and US agree to sign new defence cooperation pact

The United States and Lithuania have agreed to sign a new agreement on defence cooperation as early as this year, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday. […]

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Opinion

Opinion: Are Merkel and Obama indeed appeasing Russia?

For over a decade now we in Lithuania are being told that Germany is always indulging Russia. This line of criticism has lost some steam recently, after Angela Merkel played a crucial role in adopting hard sanctions on Russia. However, recent efforts by her and French President François Hollande to find a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict have rekindled suspicions that there are plans to indulge Russia and betray Ukraine. […]

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Chancellor Merkel and President Obama discuss Ukrainian situation as fewer options remain to resolve crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited United States President Barack Obama in the White House on Monday. The visit, which had been planned for some time, saw both leaders discuss a wide array of trade and security issues. The recent developments in Ukraine, with Russia destabilizing the country, dominated a large part of the talks and the hour-long joint press conference that followed. The press conference was attended by Vice-President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Ambassador Susan Rice. […]

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Defence

NATO agrees on founding international military staff in Lithuania

NATO defence ministers on Thursday agreed on founding international military staffs in the Baltic states, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said. […]

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Defence

Czech Republic joins NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence in Vilnius

On 3 February, director of the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (NATO ENSEC COE) Colonel Gintautas Bagdonas and deputy director-general of the Office for Foreign Relations and Information of the Czech Republic Jan Padourek signed a voluntary national contribution arrangement which will serve as a basis for the Czech Republic to join the NATO ENSEC COE, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]

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Sports

Basketball player Radvilė Autukaitė: I am ready to play for Lithuania

Radvilė Autukaitė is the 23 year old Lithuanian basketball player who chose six years ago to take everything and live in the United States. After being in the 11th and 12th grades at Holderness Prep High School, she went on to study play for Virginia Intermont College. Even though being an important part of her college team, and playing in several youth Lithuanian national teams, this still doesn‘t give her a ticket to the adult national team. […]