Vladimir Putin is back in the international arena. That is the significance of the Russian president’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, says Lithuanian political scientist Gražvydas Jasutis. […]
The West will not renounce its commitments to Ukraine in exchange for Russia‘s help in fighting the Islamic State, an adviser to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who’s attending UN events in New York, said on Tuesday. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed in a recent interview with US media that only 1,4 million people live in Lithuania, which is half of the Baltic country’s actual population. […]
Russia should respect those principles the country’s President Vladimir Putin mentioned in his speech at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]
In light of the situation in Ukraine, it is “very hard” the believe the sincerity of Russia‘s statements about peace initiatives in the Middle East, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė attending events of the United Nations (UN) in New York. […]
The US authorities have confirmed that the presidents of Russia and the United States will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. […]
A Russian army base in Belarus would worsen Belarus’ relations with Lithuania and would undermine Belarus’ goal to normalize its ties with NATO and the European Union, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says. […]
Russia has announced it is planning to set up a military aviation base in Belarus, while Minsk refrains from comment, even after a meeting between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. […]
The dangerous actions by Russia and Vladimir Putin pose the greatest challenge to security and democracy since WWII. This applies not only to the countries within Eurasia, but to our post-war vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace. While not necessarily a return to the Cold War, the current situation nevertheless has brought a clear competition of ideologies to the forefront: democracies founded on free elections, accountable governance and rule of law versus authoritarian ideals of “managed democracy.” […]
The European Union (EU) and the United States are preparing to keep sanctions against Russia in place in 2016, according to Bloomberg. […]
While the refugee and migrant crisis is an existential problem for Europe, it is also a huge opportunity. The way it is handled will critically impact not only the future direction of Europe, but also its identity – the European ethos – economics, demographics and indeed (don’t be scared!) culture. Encapsulated in the current drama is an opportunity, which only few leaders and very few countries see as they are overwhelmed by the immediate tasks. If handled right, Europe will come out stronger. […]
Back when the future president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, was still working at the Mayor’s Office of Saint Petersburg, shiny new Mercedes cars were not quite as ubiquitous on the streets of the city as they are now. However, there were two parked in the yard of a newly renovated building that was to be converted to South Africa’s consulate. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s visit to Crimea and recent escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine appear to be coordinated efforts to undermine the truce reached in February, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Monday. […]
Much have been written in recent years about the broad information war front that Russia opened against the West. Since Lithuania is today, thankfully, part of the West, we get a fair share of the offensive. This is a war, however, without sizzling bullets, without exploding mines or thundering of bombs, so we carry on with our lives as usual, our home windows intact. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a prompt meeting with permanent members of the Security Council of Russia, the Kremlin press office said on Wednesday. […]
Last Tuesday, NATO decided to reduce the number of fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of the NATO air policing mission. The number of fighter jets is to be cut from 16 down to 8. […]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of wanting to take over the “whole of Europe” and potentially aiming his sights next at Finland and the Baltics, AFP reports. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated in a telephone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday that establishing an international tribunal on Flight MH17 crash in Ukraine is inexpedient. […]
The German daily Berliner Zeitung was the first one to report about the resignation of Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini as OSCE special envoy in Ukraine and OSCE representative at the Minsk peace talks. This lady made her name in political and diplomatic quarters when the international commission she led published a report on the 2008 Georgian-Russian war. Her departure gives one hope that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia will not be given a Tagliavini treatment. […]
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