Syria

The primary goal of Russia’s military intervention in Syria was to link its actions in Syria to the conflict in Ukraine, disputes with the European Union and US sanctions on Russia and gain concessions but it is not clear it has achieved this, according to intelligence analysts Stratfor.

Another refugee family maybe relocated to Lithuania shortly under the European Union's (EU) agreement, says Lithuania's Interior Vice-Minister Elvinas Jankevičius.

A rally organized in Vilnius this Saturday called for solidarity with refugees from war-stricken zones in the Middle East, while a similarly-sized counter-rally voiced concerns about a "clash of cultures" and security.

Žmogaus teisių padėtį stebinti organizacija „ Syrian Observatory for Human Rights“ pareiškė, kad sekmadienį karo lėktuvai atakavo šešis Sirijos miestus vakarinėje Alepo provincijos dalyje. Tai veikiausiai Rusijos lėktuvai.

Palestine does not seek to change Lithuania's attitude towards Israel, but wants the country to serve as a mediator in the peace negotiations, Palestine's Foreign Vice-Minister Amal Jadou has said in Vilnius.

Refugees are being cynically used as a leverage by Russia-backed Syrian regime in peace negotiations, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. A terrorist attack in the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday will only make the situation in the Middle East more tense, he added.

The Restoration Parliament Chairman Vytautas Landsbergis has called on all Lithuanians to unite in opposing the Astravyets nuclear power plant being constructed in Belarus in his speech to mark February 16.

Sirijoje pirmadienį per numanomą Rusijos aviacijos antskrydį buvo subombarduota humanitarinės pagalbos organizacijos „ Gydytojai be sienų “ (Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF) remiama ligoninė, o per šį smūgį žuvo devyni žmonės, tarp jų vienas vaikas, pranešė padėtį šalyje stebinti organizacija „ Syrian...

The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's statements about a second Cold War and Moscow‘s talk of cooperation have to be seen as cover for its military actions in Syria and Ukraine, said Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas.

The world is not facing a new Cold War, it is getting "very hot", Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said at the Munich Security Forum on Saturday, responding to Russia's statements.

Lithuanian border guards have already detained a range of illegal immigrants from Syria and Lebanon but the path into the EU through Lithuania is still relatively undiscovered according to Dainius Dautartas, a Major in the State Border Guard Service Major.

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...

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė cancelled a planned trip to London where she was to attend an international high-level conference on humanitarian aid to Syria. Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius will take part in the event instead.

Prezidentė Dalia Grybauskaitė nutarė nevažiuoti į Didžiąją Britaniją, kur vyksta tarptautinė aukšto lygio konferencija dėl humanitarinės paramos Sirijai.

As the presidential race in the United States picks up pace, political analyst Simonas Klimanskis looks at which of the front-runners for the Democratic and Republican parties’ nominations would pursue foreign policies that are in the best interests of the Baltic States and Eastern Europe.

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it had allocated EUR 20,000 in humanitarian aid to refugees in Turkey.

The European Union must prioritize the security of European citizens over that of refugees, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė believes. If that requires reintroducing border controls, so be it, she said in an interview with LRT radio.

Many in Lithuania have been criticizing Poland's new government, but former Lithuanian ambassador to the US Žygimantas Pavilionis believes that the return of a strategic partnership between Poland and Lithuania should be our greatest foreign policy priority. According to Pavilionis, those now critic...

Derybos, kuriomis bus siekiama užbaigti Siriją krečiantį žiaurų pilietinį karą, prasidės Ženevoje penktadienį – keliomis dienomis vėliau negu planuota, tęsiantis nesutarimams, kas atstovaus susiskaldžiusiai tos šalies opozicijai, pranešė Jungtinių Tautų specialusis pasiuntinys.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is not surprised by the findings in the British High Court judge's report concerning the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko and says that the document is further proof of how unpredictable Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin, have become.