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Russian oppositionists in Vilnius: we want to change Russia, not the tsar
Russian opposition figures say that they want to change Russia, rather than replace its leaders. […]
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Karoblis about “Zapad”: there are no visible signs that it would be a prelude to a serious conflict
United States Secretary of Defence James Mattis has visited Lithuania for the first time. The visit of a high ranking officer is another confirmation that America pays special attention to the security of the Baltic […]
Defence
Lithuanian intelligence report in short – 6 key threats
Lithuania’s intelligence institutions on Monday published the traditional report of national security threats. BNS Lithuania presents the six key threats listed in the document: […]
CORPORATE
Famous German politician admits – we were mistaken over Russia
Several years ago German MEP Rebecca Harms did not think that specifically she will become one of the most outspoken critics of Vladimir Putin when it comes to questions of European security. Now, however, the […]
Politics
US Fortune lists Lithuania’s president among top 50 world leaders
US business magazine Fortune has included Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė into the annual list of 50 world leaders. […]
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Belarus could be Putin’s next target – Kasparov tells
Belarus could be the next country targeted by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin after Ukraine, Russian opposition figure Gary Kasparov, former world chess champion currently residing in the US, has said at a Vilnius conference. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic states not among top 10 interests of new US Admin – US analyst
The security of the Baltic states is not among the top 10 issues on the agenda of the new US presidential administration, says US defence expert Samuel Gardiner. […]
Foreign affairs
PM Skvernelis: Natl interests shouldn’t be sacrificed for backstage pacts
Interests of countries should not be sacrificed for backstage agreements, however, Lithuania has confidence in the United States, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said in Brussels on Tuesday. […]
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Can Lithuania benefit from improved relations between the US and the UK or China and Germany?
Strengthened relations between the USA and the UK suit our interests because Theresa May is highly supportive of NATO and urges Donald Trump to be wary of Vladimir Putin, commentators tell LRT.lt. „Of course this […]
Foreign affairs
1 in 4 Lithuanians worried about Trump – poll
One in four Lithuanians believe that Donald Trump‘s accession to the United States’ White House may affect the security situation in the region, shows a poll published on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuanian decision causes hysteria in Russia – the reaction poses a real threat
„Lithuania will build a wall and Russia will pay for it,“ so sounds a joke paraphrasing of US President Donald Trump‘s pledge to build a border wall with Mexico for which the Mexicans would pay […]
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Kirkilas – Russia wants neither Trump, nor Clinton – it wants a weak America
The coming 45th President of the United States of America Donald Trump could be the first to end up in a major conflict with his own country’s intelligence services. On Wednesday he did concede that Russia is the country which performed hacks of the Democrat party’s computer systems. He did not, however, admit that Vladimir Putin was aiming to influence election results in his favour. D. Trump also categorically denied reports from CNN and the Buzz Feed that V. Putin could have compromising information regarding Trump. […]
European Union
Central, Eastern European politicians urge Trump to stop concessions to Russia
Central and Eastern European politicians have urged United States President-Elect Donald Trump to stop making concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he could view the steps as weaknesses and undertake provocations against the Baltic states and Poland. […]
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Where the Kremlin’s influence is largest – how to reduce isolation?
Research commissioned by the Eastern Europe Studies Centre shows that more than two thirds of ethnic minority representatives view Russian President Vladimir Putin positively. Making a sad joke, former head of the centre, now member […]
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Why is Lithuania losing the hybrid war with Russia?
International relations experts keep repeating that Russia is already in a hybrid war with the West. At Kremlin‘s command, Russian special services tampered with US presidential elections, are attempting to do the same with the […]
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Vaišnys: Russian propaganda is a part of its politics and its source – its president
Lithuanian schools need media literacy as a subject states Vilnius University Communications faculty dean Professor Andrius Vaišnys. […]
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In Vilnius post-boxes – a Russian invitation to a place “where living standards are 3x higher”
The average inhabitant of Kaliningrad is three times richer than an average Lithuanian. Living standards in the militarised Russian exclave are higher than in Lithuania. Such statements adorn pamphlets distributed into Vilnius post-boxes, with the […]
European Union
New nationalism and the Baltic States
Leading world’s news channels, newspapers and political commentators ring the alarm of the re-emergence of chauvinistic nationalist politics at the thresholds of Western democracies. After the rather unexpected results of the US presidential election and the Britain’s referendum, many hold their breath waiting for the voting results of other EU member states and anxiously wondering how far nationalist sentiments can spread though-out Europe like a black death. […]
Opinion
Putin’s breakout year
2016 saw a major step toward Vladimir Putin’s vision of the world – it remains to be seen if the United States and Europe will remain committed to challenging this vision, or will seek to accommodate it. […]
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Putin outraged over Lithuania’s refusal of entry to Russian Constitutional Court judges
Lithuania has refused to ban entry to judges of the Russian Constitutional Court over decisions that legalized the annexation of Crimea. The Lithuanian decision drew an indignant reaction from Russian President Vladimir Putin. […]