Lithuanian Days where folk artists and craftsmen promote Lithuanian national cultural heritage, cuisine, folklore, education, medical and tourism opportunities in Lithuania are being held in Dnipro in Eastern Ukraine.
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Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian fighter pilot captured by Russia and accused of killing two journalists in Eastern Ukraine, was freed in a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.
The Kino Pavasaris international film festival in Vilnius hosted the Lithuanian premiere of the documentary film Mariupolis, directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius, last Friday. The film is a documentary about the war in Eastern Ukraine.
The student leaders of 1968 could probably not have imagined how their democratic ideas would be high-jacked by a combination of extremists and opponents of democracy exploiting technological progress and social media. Nobody understands the dangers of technology and social media better than dictato...
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.
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says several mortar shells exploded several hundred meters away from his delegation during a visit to eastern Ukraine.
US President Barack Obama has announced that the US will extend its sanctions against Russia for another year. The sanctions were initially implemented in March of 2014 response to the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.
Ukraine's lack of progress on reforms may lead the EU to lean towards rejecting an extension of sanctions on Russia, according to the European Union's Ambassador to Russia, Vygaudas Ušackas.
After official announcement of the US plans to quadruple its defence budget for Europe, Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says this would mean deployment of a larger number of US troops and equipment in Lithuania.
The future of international sanctions against Russia depends primarily on whether Moscow will implement the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the military conflict in Ukraine, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Tuesday at his annual press conference.
The threat of a hybrid war in Lithuania is real, it is Russia's strategy for the post-Soviet area and Lithuania needs to strengthen its defence system and host allied soldiers in the country to deter Russia, according to the US military analyst and the president of Jamestown Foundation Glen Howard.
Lithuanian Political Science Association in cooperation with Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) is organising the 20th CEPSA conference on 25-26 September at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University (VU TSPMI), the International Politic...
The second family of Lithuanian origin is moving to Vilnius from the Ukrainian Donetsk region.
After his informal meeting with Ukrainian and Belarusian foreign ministers, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says that Minsk is not inclined to blindly support any step Russia makes in regard to Eastern Ukraine.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukrainian leaders in Kiev on Thursday that intensive shootouts continue in Eastern Ukraine regardless of the ceasefire, urging to go on or step up the sanctions on Russia.
EN.DELFI TV by the Lithuania Tribune spoke to Andreas Umland, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (Kyiv) at the GlobSec 2015 conference in Bratislava. What is the opinion amongst the political establishment in Kiev on how to solve the Eastern Ukraine crisis, we aske...
Four more Ukrainian soldiers, injured during the war in Eastern Ukraine, arrived in Lithuania for rehabilitation on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry confirmed to BNS.
After Russia this week vetoed the proposal to establish a tribunal on the civilian airliner MH17 tragedy in Eastern Ukraine, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė says Russia has something to hide.
The decision made by the United States Department of Treasury to step up sanctions for Russia "is a proper and consistent assessment of Russia's policies towards Ukraine", which can also help resume the debate in the European Union on sanctions for Russia, says Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskai...
Lithuania's government decided on Wednesday to resettle Lithuanian citizens and people of Lithuanian descent to Lithuania from Crimea and Ukraine's regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
