Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on Friday welcomed the nomination of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the European Union’s new foreign policy head. The appointment meant recognition of the views of the Baltic republics and other countries on NATO’s eastern flank, which were taking an uncompromising attitude to Russia, Landsbergis said. “She has never […]
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has secured a second five-year term in a landslide victory over prime minister Ingrida Simonyte. Preliminary figures by Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission showed that Mr Nauseda won 74.5% of the votes and Ms Simonyte 24.1%. The 60-year-old Mr Nauseda is a moderate conservative and has been a strong backer of Ukraine, […]
Ballots are being counted in Lithuania after voters took to the polls on Sunday for a run-off presidential election that pitted the incumbent, Gitanas Nausėda, against current Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. Results were expected in the coming hours. Nausėda is forecast to hold onto his post with a clear victory over Šimonytė. Lithuania, which borders […]
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda won the most votes in a weekend presidential election, officials said Monday, but he still faces a runoff in two weeks against Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. Nausėda won 44% of the votes and Šimonytė nearly 20%, according to preliminary results published by Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission. There […]
(Bloomberg) — Lithuania’s president called for improved relations with China after the establishment of a trade office with Taiwan three years ago triggered a rift between the world’s No. 2 economy and the European Union member state. Most Read from Bloomberg President Gitanas Nauseda said that, while he views setting up the trade outpost as […]
Lithuania has joined calls for higher military spending from NATO member states. “We must work together to convince our NATO partners to increase defence spending,” said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda at a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Friday. The two presidents had attended a joint military exercise by the armed […]
Amid a partial blockade of farmers on the Polish-Lithuanian border over Ukrainian grain, Lithuanian farmers say they are more concerned about imports of Russian grain. Source: European Pravda; Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT Details: Since Friday, Polish farmers have been partially blocking the main motorway at the former border checkpoint between Poland and Lithuania and checking […]
As Western countries look for ways to further help Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis suggests they should consider French President Emmanuel Macron‘s idea of allied boots on the ground in Ukraine. Source: Landsbergis on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “Europe’s fate is being decided on the […]
During a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda expressed concern about the West’s lag in military equipment and ammunition production from Russia. He emphasised that the Ukrainian army would be vulnerable without sufficient ammunition. Source: European Pravda with reference to Delfi Nausėda thanked French President Emmanual Macron for his […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has warned that Russia may launch a surprise attack on NATO countries and stressed the importance of alliance-wide unity for the defence of its constituent states. Source: Landsbergis in an interview with ZDF, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “The biggest problem is that we don’t know how much time […]
Despite significant losses and the failure to fully capture Ukraine, Russia is now better prepared for potential aggression against other European nations than before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said Vaidotas Urbelis, a top-ranked official in Lithuania’s Defense Ministry, in an interview to Business Insider on Feb. 14. Read also: Ukraine’s victory crucial to deter […]
Lithuanian MEP Andrius Kubilius, who has twice served as prime minister, has proposed the creation of a ministry or other institution within the Lithuanian government that would coordinate assistance to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing Kubilius at the Lithuania-Ukraine conference on 9 February, quoted by Ukrinform Kubilius recalled that the European Commission established its Department […]