Algirdas Butkevičius
European Union

Ukraine, Georgia ‘must be granted visa-free travel soon’ – Lithuanian PM in Prague

The European Union (EU) should grant Ukraine and Georgia visa-free travels as soon as possible, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said at a meeting with Czech Parliamentary Speaker Jan Jamacek in Prague on Tuesday. […]

American troops in Lithuania
Defence

Russia won’t attack Baltic States, US analyst says

The US should stop making defence promises which serve the interests of other nations rather than America, argues Doug Bandow, analyst of the libertarian Cato Institute, in commenting on Washington’s recent announcement of a significant boost to its forces in Europe. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Foreign affairs

British report linking Putin to poisoning of Litvinenko doesn’t surprise Grybauskaitė

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is not surprised by the findings in the British High Court judge’s report concerning the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko and says that the document is further proof of how unpredictable Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin, have become. […]

No Picture
Uncategorized

The Kremlin’s view: why Baltic countries now pose a threat to Russia

Russian propagandists were not long ago deriding the inability of Baltic States to defend themselves but are now seeing something different: a threat to Russia. […]