Section: Lithuania
ISIS and Ukraine: They’ll Say Anything
The aim of the current administration in Ukraine? To extend NATO’s 70-year career, on its own model and on that of Korea… …read more Source: Baltic...
Ukraine crisis: Germans and Poles bear responsibility in Europe
Polish President Bronisław Komorowski pointed to the responsibility Germany and Poland bear to maintain peace in Europe …read more Source: Baltic...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a cease-fire in the Donbas during the NATO Summit Wales 2014. The UN Secretary-General welcomed the cease-fire as positive news
Inspite of renewed fighting in Donetsk and the port city of Mariupol, the cease-fire Is still in effect as of Sunday night, September 7. As fragile as it may be, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko definitely wants to give peace a chance, and as he stated, he will do everything he can to return peace to […] …read more Source: Baltic...
Putin back off! – Baltic States fear Putin amid escalation in Ukraine
They feel extraordinarily vulnerable to Putin and they’re seeking reassurance from the West …read more Source: Baltic...
The UN Secretary-General speaks out on Russian aid convoy that crossed the border into Ukraine without the permission of the Ukrainian authorities
On August 22, the same day that Ambassador Oleksandr Pavlichenko Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine, held a press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York, which was followed by a closed meeting of the UN Security Council on Ukraine later that afternoon, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued the following statement: “The...
Lithuanian honorary consul murdered by Russian-backed terrorists in Luhansk
Mykola Zelenec, Lithuania’s Honorary Consul in Luhansk, was shot to death today by Russian-backed terrorists. Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, said that the Ukrainian businessman and Lithuanian honorary consul, Mykola Zelenec, was “kidnapped and brutally killed by terrorists” reported euromaidanpress.com. “With...
The Dutch and Australian investigators, along with OSCE monitors, finally reach MH 17 plane crash site
‘Shooting down of plane may be a war crime ‘ says UN High Commissioner of Human Rights The UN Secretary-General issued a statement at UN Headquarters on July 30 stating that he was deeply disturbed to learn that forensic teams and investigators in Donetsk who are tasked to probe the downing of […] …read more Source: Baltic...
EU is afraid to adopt a resolute and tough stance in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict
EU can’t get tough on Russia Little can be expected of the EU as regards resolving the crisis in Ukraine because it is led by toothless tigers, journalist Gergely Szilvay maintains in the opinion portal Reflexió: ” The EU and the Western world are afraid to adopt a resolute and tough stance in the Ukrainian-Russian […] …read more...
Linkevičius dismisses reports about Baltic mercenaries in Ukraine as “nonsense”
BNS Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius dismissed reports made by an Italian daily, which were commented on by Russia’s administration, about alleged fighters from the Baltic states, Finland, Sweden and France in Eastern Ukraine. Minister Linkevičius says such allegations are “nonsense.” In...
NATO officer: exercises in Lithuania will be expanded, Russia has triggered a “security paradigm shift”
BNS Exercises in Lithuania and NATO’s other Eastern member-states will be expanded in response to Russian actions in Ukraine, NATO’s Joint Forces Headquarters officer Lieutenant Colonel Hans Houf said after his team inspected Lithuania’s military infrastructure in Vilnius Friday. Houf, the commander of NATO Forward …The...
