In the eyes of much of the West, Russia's image has changed from that of an aggressor to that of an important partner in the fight against terror, says Eastern Europe Studies Centre analyst Linas Kojala.
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Journalists from the Russian state-run television channel Rossiya attempted to trick their way into a forum attended by Russian opposition figures and intellectuals in Trakai, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has confirmed.
Ukraine has gotten itself into a political cul-de-sac and the only way out is to call early elections, says a leading Lithuanian political scientist.
Across Europe all eyes have been on Poland's conservative Law and Justice Party since they dramatically swept back into power. After securing a majority in the Polish parliament, the party swiftly put their power to use, launching controversial reforms of the country’s Constitutional Court and incre...
Fringe online media outlets in Lithuania, often embracing ideas that match those of the state-controlled Russian media, have long been cooperating and sharing information among themselves. Experts say that now they are mobilizing behind politicians who are trying to win power.
A recent programme aired by the BBC explores a hypothetical doomsday scenario of a nuclear stand-off between Russia and NATO over Latvia. Analysts in Lithuania say it presents too simplistic a take on geopolitical realities in Eastern Europe which, in itself, could erode confidence in NATO's collect...
A failure to coordinate energy policies with Latvia and Estonia may prove to be the biggest obstacle to improving Lithuania’s energy security and increasing its independence from Russia.
The refugee crisis has uncovered a major flaw in the European Union's (EU) policy of free movement of people: porous external borders. Lithuanian commentators say some countries are just not interested in solving the problem.
In the last essay of this series, I presented the experience of historic and recent Russia‘s impact in Greece, now I will attempt to look at one of the new member states of the European Union – the Czech Republic.
Terrorist attacks in Paris and the plane crash over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula might provide a turning point in Russia's relations with the West, allowing Moscow to break out of international isolation. Major Western powers might have to adopt a more lenient tone when talking to Russia in order to have...
In the previous articles of the series ‘Putin’s Russia: Kremlin’s Goals and Tools’, I analysed the theory and practice of Russia’s foreign policy and drew attention to the fact that Russia still uses the ammunition of USSR KGB – disinformation, influence agents, scandals (e.g., Edward Snowden's stor...
Expected, yet very impressive. These words come to one’s mind when evaluating results of the parliamentary elections in Poland. After eight years in opposition, the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party came back to power thunderously.
On 2 November in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius welcomed the participants of the roundtable discussion Transatlantic Renewal and thanked them for their effort to develop the vision of a free and united Europe, Lithuania's MFA reports.
Russia launched airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday in what it says is an effort to weaken ISIS. "The main question is what Russia is actually fighting in this case, since Russia's enemy is not exactly the enemy identified by the West," says analyst Linas Kojala of the Eastern Europe Studies Centre in ...
This time I decided to take a closer analytic look and find an answer which becomes more and more important both in Lithuania and the Western countries when speaking about Kremlin’s aggressive actions.
The recent outbreak of violence in Kiev is a major test for the Ukrainian government, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. He hopes, however, that it will not impede the implementation of the truce deal.
There was a time right after World War Two when Lithuanians believed that the United States of America would swoop into a Soviet-occupied country and drive the Soviets away. These hopes were rather baseless, yet the USA did stand by its policy not to recognise the annexation of the Baltic states. Th...
The Lithuania Tribune / EN.DELFI TV spoke to Linas Kojala, Analyst at the Eastern Europe Studies Centre. The Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga: What are the main expectations for the Eastern Partnership policy in the long term?
The Lithuania Tribune / EN.DELFI TV spoke to Linas Kojala, Analyst at the Eastern Europe Studies Centre. The Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga: What are the main expectations for the Eastern Partnership policy in the short term?
The Lithuania Tribune / EN.DELFI TVspoke to Linas Kojala, Analyst at the Eastern Europe Studies Centre. Lithuania opened membership talks with theOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development. What is the significance for Lithuania of being accepted to this club, we asked Kojala?
