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		<title>Is Lithuania truly just an outsider of the European Union? By Auštrevičius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/07/is-lithuania-truly-just-an-outsider-of-the-european-union-by-austrevicius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, some academics say that the desperation of our people is also being increased by the fact that during the recent 20 years we’ve become a godforsaken place somewhere in the East near Russia, in other words – probably the worst part of the EU. And we used to be the gem of a certain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I.Degutienė – Rumors about Latvia’s Swedbank were spread from Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/i-degutiene-%e2%80%93-rumors-about-latvia%e2%80%99s-swedbank-were-spread-from-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The rumors about upcoming Swedbank bankruptcy, after which a tenth of deposits were withdrawn, were spread by Russia — commented Irena Degutienė, Speaker of Seimas, wrote lrytas.lt on 30 January.
The Speaker of the Seimas told about political groups leaders&#8217; meeting with Bank of Lithuania Chairman Vitas Vasiliauskas, who asked for members of parliament not to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. And Russia’s Elections, by Krickus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/the-u-s-and-russia%e2%80%99s-elections-by-krickus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Dick Krickus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 3 February.

“How serious is the ‘U.S. factor’ in influencing Russian voters’ preferences?” This question is being asked against the backdrop of Michael McFaul’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Russia. Hard-liners claim that this former Stanford professor and author of a provocative book—Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silent indoctrination: Russian artists&#8217; visits</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/silent-indoctrination-russian-artists-visits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/silent-indoctrination-russian-artists-visits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10451</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Approaching the anniversary of the13th of January strange trend was found by few commentators in the public area &#8211; the regular concerts during Lithuanian public holidays, where ultra-patriotic minded Russian artists are invited who express their position and perform controversial songs.
On the13th of January this year conductor Valeryj Gergiev is coming to Kaunas for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Lithuanian schools Russian language is more attractive than German or French</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/02/in-lithuanian-schools-russian-language-is-more-attractive-than-german-or-french/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/02/in-lithuanian-schools-russian-language-is-more-attractive-than-german-or-french/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Lithuania, like in all European Union, the most students choose English as the first foreign language. However, only in Baltic countries the most popular second foreign language is Russian — elsewhere in Europe the choice is after German or French languages, veidas.lt wrote on 30 January.
In 2009, in the primary learning phase Russian language [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Putin is avoiding The Hard Questions, by Krickus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/31/why-putin-is-avoiding-the-hard-questions-by-krickus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/31/why-putin-is-avoiding-the-hard-questions-by-krickus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Neighbours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 27 January.
 
 
Vladimir Frolov asks: “Why is Putin dodging the hard questions about his presidential platform and his plans for the presidency?” The answer is simple: He is confident of winning a third term as president so he is at liberty not to address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rzeczpospolita is misleading: Warsaw, not Vilnius, is adulating Russia, by Laučius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/30/the-rzeczpospolita-is-misleading-warsaw-not-vilnius-is-adulating-russia-by-laucius/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/30/the-rzeczpospolita-is-misleading-warsaw-not-vilnius-is-adulating-russia-by-laucius/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Eastern/Central Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vladimiras Laucius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalia Grybauskaitė]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita published an article encouraging the restoration of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, I say it would be worth considering, despite the fact that it would anger the plentiful ranks of polonophobes. If an article reproaching Lithuania with the dislike of Russia was printed, it would be understandable: the Moscow–Warsaw relations are almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Baltic Tigers after 20 years: is Russia extending a helping hand? By Iškauskas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/28/the-baltic-tigers-after-20-years-is-russia-extending-a-helping-hand-by-iskauskas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Baltic States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the New Year eve the Russian media started  escalating the issue of Baltic countries’ future and their place in the  region. The forecasts concerning future of the three Baltic States are  far from promising. Yet most importantly, the efforts are made to  withdraw Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from the general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What will Lithuania’s place be in the changing world? By Laurinkus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/26/what-will-lithuania%e2%80%99s-place-be-in-the-changing-world-by-laurinkus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mečys Laurinkus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What threats and challenges are waiting for our state in the nearest future, and what is the response to them? It can be said even without conducting a more thorough analysis that the reaction is tame, as if the events that are taking place in the world do not concern us, and pass us by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A. Kubilius — Relations with Russia are not bad</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/25/a-kubilius-%e2%80%94-relations-with-russia-are-not-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius states that relations with Russia will improve if Lithuania loses its dependency upon Russian energy sources, delfi.lt reported on 24 January.
“If Russia’s biggest energy companies were to stop using their monopolistic position in energy matters maliciously, I could foresee the possibility of Lithuania and other Baltic countries becoming less dependent upon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Survey: improvement of relations with Russia is the primary task of Lithuania&#8217;s foreign policy</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/25/a-survey-improvement-of-relations-with-russia-is-the-primary-task-of-lithuanias-foreign-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/?p=10260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One third of Lithuania&#8217;s main cities&#8217; residents think that the most important aim of Lithuania’s foreign policy is the improvement of  relations with Russia, delfi.lt reported on 23 January.
According to the data published by the weekly magazine Veidas, 37% of respondents said that the most important aim for Lithuania is to improve the relations with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INPP closure stalled by Russian-German friendship</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/23/inpp-closure-stalled-by-russian-german-friendship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/23/inpp-closure-stalled-by-russian-german-friendship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Nuclear Plant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lithuanian politicians might have yielded up in the fight against company Nukem, which is delaying INPP’s (Ignalina’s Nuclear Power Plant) closure and requires more funds, due to the Germany-Russia friendship, delfi.lt wrote on 16 January.
Recently Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius and Minister of Energy Arvydas Sekmokas confirmed that almost a billion of Euros have vanished during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian crisis, by Krickus</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/23/syrian-crisis-by-krickus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 20 January.
A negotiated settlement to the brutal oppression of peaceful protestors in Syria is nowhere in sight and international observers fear we are witnessing the early signs of a protracted civil war.  The outcome remains unclear but it will have a profound impact upon region [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divided we stand and divided we fall: the NB8 vis-à-vis the Russian petrocracy, by Rydström</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/20/divided-we-stand-and-divided-we-fall-the-nb8-vis-a-vis-the-russian-petrocracy-by-rydstrom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When brushing through reports concerning energy security in the 1990s published by major international organizations, such as the IMF or various EU institutions, one can not help to get struck by how the authors, in contrast to the current situation, portray Lithuania’s energy future in vivid colours. Back then, analysts argued, Lithuania enjoyed cheap Russian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rasmussen: arming of Russia is a waste of money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen  during his visit to Vilnius on Thursday, January 19, expressed critics  to the plans of Russia to dislocate arming in Kaliningrad Oblast, bnn-news.com reports.
&#8216;Of course, such notices from Russia, provoke anxiety  among members of NATO. I would also add that it is a complete waste [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Iran question, by Krickus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 10 January.

Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal predicts that an Israeli attack upon Iran’s nuclear installations is inevitable. Given his past affiliation with the pro-Likud Jerusalem Post, his forecast is not surprising. Likewise, several of the Republican presidential aspirants favor a military solution to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian military modernization is not aimed against us — Swedish Foreign Minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Russia is deploying its most modern military weapons not in the direction of Lithuania or other European countries but in the southern direction. This was said by the Minister as he was answering a question about Russia’s weaponry in its region of Kaliningrad; at the end of last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China’s geopolitical phenomena or when we could expect news from Finland-China border, by Spraunius</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The statement about the news from the border of China  and Finland is oxymoron, without any doubt. However, the title does  show a certain tendency: even extreme scenarios should not be rejected  in the confused globalization, Arūnas Spraunius wrote in geopolitika.lt on 2 January.
In September Beijing released a policy document  laying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Forecast for 2012: Two Perspectives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dick Krickus &#124; The Lithuania Tribune
Article published in russiaprofile.org on 10 January.
 
 An American analyst well-informed about Russian affairs might provide the following forecasts:
In 2012, barring an unexpected development, Putin’s liberal opponents will increase their numbers, address the leadership question and begin constructing a movement that gives the middle class a real voice in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paths and sideways of foreign policy, by Beržiūnas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regarding Lithuania&#8217;s foreign policy, the year 2011 were neither touching nor happy. Rather dreary and grey, Valentinas Beržiūnas wrote in diena.lt on 29 December.
To begin with &#8211; Lithuanian neighbours. Belarus. It seemed that Lithuanian foreign policy planners have developed a political dialogue without any preconditions with our neighbours; however, everything remained just a talk. After [...]]]></description>
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