Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin
Foreign affairs

The Kremlin is not interested in Macrons’ ‘stability’

The European security architecture needs to change, French President Emmanuel Macron declared during his latest visit to Finland. The changing world security architecture is forcing the European Union to adopt to the changing world. This is inevitable. However, the French President also called for an ‘update’ of the EU and Russia’s relationship. An ‘update’ should be welcomed, but the main question on whose terms this ‘update’ should be. Is the EU ready to accept an extended hand of friendship from the Kremlin? Certainly not and this is why. […]

John McCain
Foreign affairs

Lithuania to miss Senator McCain’s ‘clear, strong voice’ – Linkevičius

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that Lithuania has lost a strong supporter with the passing of US Senator John McCain, adding that this loss can only be filled up by close cooperation between the two countries. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

Transatlantic ties have no alternative, Lithuanian president says

Transatlantic ties are irreplaceable, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says amid the recent tension between the European Union and the United States. […]

South Ossetia
Central/Eastern Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs moves for sanctions for human rights violations in Georgia

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Thursday called on the Migration Department to apply sanctions on people complicit in human rights violations in the occupied territories of Georgia. […]

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian president wishes Trump to be unpredictable with Putin

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that on Wednesday she wished US President Donald Trump to be more unpredictable in next week’s meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, than in talks with America’s allies. […]