Section: The Lithuania Tribune (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Constitutional Court chairman meets with Ukrainian president in Kiev
BNS Lithuanian Constitutional Court chairman Dainius Žalimas met with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, expressing support for Ukraine’s European path and the creation of a country with the rule of law, the Constitutional Court said on Wednesday. “During the meeting, support was expressed to Ukraine’s...
Lithuanian Embassy to act as NATO Contact Point in Ukraine
BNS The Lithuanian Embassy in Ukraine will carry out the role of a NATO Contact Point Embassy from 2015 to 2017, NATO member countries decided on Tuesday. “I am glad that Lithuania is once again entrusted with the duty to represent the Alliance. We strive …The post Lithuanian Embassy to act as NATO Contact Point in Ukraine appeared...
Linkevičius: Everyone’s talking to Putin, why can’t we talk to Belarus?
BNS Lithuania must maintain a dialogue with the Belarusian government, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said Wednesday, noting that Western leader are holding meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite the ongoing events in Ukraine. “The dialogue with Russia is taking place. Presidents are...
Opinion: Repercussions of the Grand Duchy or public perception of the Ukrainian War in Lithuania
Felix Ackermann Memory politics has everything to do with how the Lithuanian public perceives events in Ukraine that have dominated the local media and political discourse since last December, says Felix Ackermann, associate professor at Vilnius-based European Humanities University. A former fountain at the Seimas …The post Opinion:...
Opinion: Ukraine’s success threatens Russian idea of exclusivity
While Ukraine is spreading joyful news about liberating settlements during new anti-terrorist operations, the Russian plan to turn this country divided into mutually confronting parts into the territory of chaos is collapsing, writes Romas Sadauskas-Kvietkevičius for DELFI. The failed state of Somalia type in the …The post Opinion:...