Vilnius court fines Femen activist
BNS A Vilnius court on Friday fined a Ukrainian citizen 500 litas (around EUR 145) after she protested topless outside the exhibition and congress centre LITEXPO in Vilnius. The woman is said to have...
View ArticleLaurinavičius: Viktor Yanukovych would have changed his mind only in one...
Foreign policy expert Marius Laurinavičius was not surprised that the Ukrainian president did not sign the Association and Free Trade Agreement with the EU, writes www.delfi.lt. According to him,...
View ArticleGrybauskaitė: Viktor Yanukovych should have thought in Vilnius, not after the...
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė maintains that she does not see any major changes in Ukraine, writes www.delfi.lt. According to the Head of State, the request of Viktor Yanukovych to meet with...
View ArticleLithuanian Foreign Minister’s statement on the situation in Ukraine
The situation in Ukraine is developing very fast and is increasingly worrying, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania quotes the Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius as saying. We see...
View ArticleForeign Minister on EU-Ukraine talks: Europe didn’t stop anything
BNS Europe is not halting negotiations with Ukraine but expects explanations from its administration over the critical remarks about the association agreement, says Linas Linkevičius, the Foreign...
View ArticleOpinion: The bluffer got caught in Vilnius
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by Ramūnas Bogdanas, about the reasons behind Ukrainian President’s decision to turn his back on Europe as well as his dealing with the unfolding...
View ArticleLinkevičius: Ukraine’s treaties with Russia don’t solve long-term problems
BNS Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius stated on Wednesday that Ukraine’s agreements with Russia on financial aid and cheaper gas will not solve long-term economic problems. Without the...
View ArticleVan Rompuy: Europe and Russia are offering different things to Ukraine
BNS The European Union and Russia are offering different things to Ukraine, with the former proposing perspective, and the latter offering temporary benefits, European Council President Herman Van...
View ArticleOpinion: Ukraine in search of freedom: saga of death, deception, and hope
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by Dr. Stasys Bačkaitis, a Washington representative of the Lithuanian America Council at the Central and Eastern European Coalition. Hundreds of...
View ArticleLithuanian and EU leaders stress historic importance of Vilnius Summit for...
BNS The Vilnius Summit was of historic importance for Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries, despite Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign an landmark deal with the European Union,...
View ArticleUkrainians protested in London
Edvardas Pocius | The Lithuania Tribune As the anti-government protests continue to take place in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the Ukrainian diaspora is trying to raise awareness of the regime’s...
View ArticleLithuanian PM calls on Ukrainian government to stop fighting against own people
BNS Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Wednesday condemned the recent bloodshed in Ukraine and called on the country’s government to solve all problems by means of negotiations. “I...
View ArticleUkrainian Ambassador optimistic about talks with opposition
BNS Ukraine’s Ambassador to Lithuania Valery Zhovtenko is optimistic about the negotiations held in Kiev between President Viktor Yanukovych and the opposition, chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentary...
View ArticleLithuanian opposition leader leaves for Kiev for talks between opposition and...
BNS Lithuanian opposition leader Andrius Kubilius of the Conservatives left for Kiev on Monday to attend negotiations between Ukraine’s opposition and the government. Kubilius was invited by Vitali...
View ArticleLithuanian officials urge Ukrainian administration to cease assault in Kiev
BNS Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Tuesday evening urged the Ukrainian government to cease the militia assault of the Maidan Square packed with crowds of protesters in the capital...
View ArticleVilnius to hold a rally to support Ukraine
BNS A rally titled ‘Fires of Solidarity for Ukraine’ will be held outside the Seimas on Wednesday evening. Tadas Langaitis, one of the organisers of the event, said the campaign is held by informal...
View ArticleMinister Linkevičius to cut short his US visit and go to Brussels
BNS Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius plans to cut short his visit to the United States and is set to go to Brussels on Thursday to attend EU foreign affairs minister’s meeting...
View ArticleDeputy-speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas is going to Kiev
BNS Lithuanian Parliamentary Vice-Speaker Petras Auštrevičius of the Liberals is going to Kiev on Thursday to meet with Ukrainian opposition leaders. “I was invited to Ukraine by the European...
View ArticleOpinion: The heart of Ukrainian EuroMaidan vis-à-vis the country’s...
The Lithuania Tribune presents an opinion article by MEP Justina Vitkauskaite Bernard and Vira Ratsiborynska, a political analyst at the European Parliament, about the situation in Ukraine and the...
View ArticleThe Seimas strongly condemns Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine
BNS The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday adopted a resolution strongly condemning Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine and the occupation of Crimea. 82 Lithuanian lawmakers voted in favor of the...
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