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“Everything was staged!” How Russian propaganda machine works
The Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels would probably feel like an immature student were he to see the operation of the Kremlin propaganda machine. […]
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Vladimir Putin’s pyramid of rule: Who really governs Russia?
In Lithuania and in the West, Putin’s system of rule is still often described as a monolith pyramid. In the eyes of society, Putin manages to present himself as an irreplaceable leader-statesman (‘tsar’, according to the West), solely making key decisions. But such an understanding of ruling processes in Russia is one of the main mistakes which prevents from obtaining a deeper insight into the regime’s origins and foundations. […]
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How Vladimir Putin rose, and could fall, in Russia
Stratfor’s Editor-in-Chief David Judson and Founder George Friedman discuss how Putin’s handling of the Ukrainian crisis is influenced by recent Russian history and could lead to his downfall. […]
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Opinion: Siege mentality or the paradox in interacting with Russia (III)
There are a number of ways to look at the actions of the Russian Federation and the man behind it. Or you could look beyond the person and examine how the state reacts as a whole and what sort of goals and expectations it has. […]
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Opinion: Can Putin survive?
There is a general view that Vladimir Putin governs the Russian Federation as a dictator, that he has defeated and intimidated his opponents and that he has marshaled a powerful threat to surrounding countries. This is a reasonable view, but perhaps it should be re-evaluated in the context of recent events. […]
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Opinion: Siege mentality or the paradox in interacting with Russia (II)
With President Putin’s ratings soaring to supposedly 80 percent in Russia, it is clear that the Russian government has the backing of its population. With democratic expectations rising around the Russian periphery, it is curious to see such a development, but there is an easy explanation for this. […]
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Opinion: Putin purchased a refuge for 30 billion dollars
There is a term in chess and checkers called “zugzwang”, which is used to describe the situation when a player’s any move is unfavourable. We can now see Russian “zugzwang” in eastern Ukraine. […]
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Opinion: Siege mentality or the paradox in interacting with Russia (I)
There are a number of ways to look at the actions of the Russian Federation and the man behind it. Or you could look beyond the person and examine how the state reacts as a whole and what sort of goals and expectations it has. […]
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 loomed over Lithuania. So says Lithuania’s ambassador to the United States, Žygimantas Pavilionis. […]
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President Grybauskaitė warns about growing “Russian chauvinism”
Growing Russian chauvinism is raising great concern, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has warned in an interview published on Wednesday. […]
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Opinion: Let’s not rush to equate referendum supporters with enemies of state
Since a week ago, welcoming political maturity in our state, I wrote that one of the evidence thereof would become an unsuccessful referendum on the restriction of right to dispose of property and other stupid questions, now I could feel like the Old Testament prophet who sent the knowledge to his people received from the above. Moreover, I do not need to shave the beard which I promised to donate publicly in the social network Facebook in case of referendum success. […]
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Shall we live in a Eurasian empire of woman haters?
Vladimir Putin, Russian politicians and some intellectuals keep talking about the “Russian world” and readiness of the country’s armed forces to defend the Russian population in any country. It is worth remembering that before the Bosnian war (1992-1995) and the mass killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats, Radovan Karadžić also spoke of Serbia’s interests not only in countries with the Serb minority, but also in those with only Serbian graves […]
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Butkevičius: Baltics support Poroshenko’s peace plan for Ukraine
The Governments of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia support the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
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Russian politician: We need to cut all contacts with Lithuania after Grybauskaitė’s statements
Russia needs to cut off all contacts with Lithuania and to start imposing economic sanctions after President Dalia Grybauskaitė has compared Vladimir Putin’s policy with those of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, says Igor Morozov, member of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee. […]
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Opinion: How soon will Europe forget Russia’s actions?
Russia’s actions in Ukraine show a cynical, and yet, according to Vladimir Putin’s understanding, the only possible response to regional development tendencies that have been evolving for decades. […]