Lech Kaczyński, Valdas Adamkus
CORPORATE

In pursuit of Eastern European leadership – political experts are sceptical

This week Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said that unfortunately Molotov still lives and is looking for his Ribbentrop. The tensions caused by an aggressive neighbour, which tests European unity at every opportunity, raises […]

Mikheil Saakashvili
Foreign affairs

Lithuanian formin urges Ukraine to allow Saakashvili defend in court

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Saturday urged the Ukrainian administration to facilitate conditions for former Georgian leader and Odessa governor Mikheil Saakashvili to defend his right to Ukrainian citizenship in court after he was stripped of his passport by President Petro Poroshenko. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Uncategorized

Lithuanian foreign minister: Ukraine’s reformers race against time

The reforms underway in Ukraine should be completed as soon as possible, and the country’s politicians are faced with the challenge of time, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]

Heidi Tagliavini
Opinion

Opinion: Spark of hope that Russia’s aggression will not pass this time

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. […]

Library of Congress Lithunian Regaining Independence Celebration  Photo Ludo Segers
Global LT

US Library of Congress hosts Lithuania’s 25th anniversary of independence celebration

On Wednesday, the prestigious Library of Congress in Washington DC turned out to be the perfect backdrop to start the 25th anniversary celebrations of the reinstatement of Lithuania’s independence on 11 March 1990. Close to 200 dignitaries turned up, including Professor Vytautas Landsbergis, Linas Linkevičius, the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rokas Masiulis, the Minister of Energy, and Congressman Michael Turner of Ohio. Among the dignitaries were also the Deputy Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Andriy Parubiy and the former Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili. […]