... later. One of the factors that made it inevitable was transport connectivity between the Kaliningrad Region and the rest of Russia. The EU sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of the special military operation further aggravated the situation. The Russian authorities said Lithuania had banned transit of a wide range of Russian cargoes, which is a high-profile political development. Most likely, the EU will adopt amendments to the sanctions legislation which will allow unhindered transport connectivity. So far, the problem ...
... determines the actions Washington or Berlin takes in relation to, for example, Armenia or Belarus, and not the actual bilateral relations.
Russia also cannot proceed from the assumption that fully ordinary bilateral diplomacy exists in relations with Lithuania or Romania. An opposite example is Russia's policy towards Pakistan, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan - countries that have the resources necessary for independent survival and responsible foreign policy. China has tried to build traditional relations with the countries of Eastern Europe, but ...
On June 22, 2021, the Lithuanian Embassy in Russia held an online discussion on Russia’s foreign policy: a year after amendments to the Constitution
On June 22, 2021, the Lithuanian Embassy in Russia held an online discussion on Russia’s foreign policy: a year after amendments to the Constitution....
... visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The Lithuanian diplomat was briefed on RIAC work, current projects and plans of the Council concerning the Baltic region. The discussion also touched upon the possibilities for expanding cooperation between Russian and Lithuanian international affairs and international security think tanks.
Is there a future for Belarus as an independent nation, or must it choose between being absorbed by the Poland-Lithuania-NATO constellation of power or by metropolitan Russia?
For centuries, the land on which the contemporary sovereign state of Belarus sits has been a fiercely contested borderland between Poland and Russia. It has changed hands many times over the centuries. It has seen bloody wars, forced annexations,...
The title is self-explanatory—Russia is an aggressive state that has to be deterred
Almost a year ago, the RAND Corporation published the report "
Deterring Russian Aggression in the Baltic States Through Resilience
". The title is self-explanatory—Russia is an aggressive ...
... towards breaking their Soviet integration ties in the East for good and further incorporating their economies into the economic and infrastructural space of the European Union. This is most clearly manifested in the desire to withdraw from the Belarus–Russia–Estonia–Latvia–Lithuania (BRELL) power grid and integrate their power networks into the European Union’s interconnected energy system. Besides, the Baltic states are keen to diversify energy sources to overcome Gazprom’s monopoly on the region’s gas market. LNG ...
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RIAC scientific and editorial support:
I. Timofeev, Ph.D. in Political Science; T. Makmutov, Ph.D. in Political Science; I. Sorokina, M. Smekalova, R. Mayka; with participation of D. Khaspekova and N. Mukhin.
... Affairs Council.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Ivan Timofeev, Director of Programs, and Natalia Yevtikhevich, Program Manager, had a meeting with the Lithuanian Diplomats.
The meeting focused on the current issues in bilateral relations between Russia and Lithuania, security and cooperation in the Baltic region, as well as more common issues on cooperation between Russia and the West.
The representatives of the Lithuanian embassy got to know about RIAC project and information work, and about the short-term ...
... spending as a percent of GDP, although that country is actually spending much less on defence than Germany. Poland is playing a noticeable role: it has already met the Wales Summit requirements. Warsaw's defence spending is significantly lower than that of Russia, but is still significant to regional stability, especially in light of the procurement of new weapons and military equipment. The contribution of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania is minimal: these countries are consumers of security, although still important in terms of their location in the potential theatre of military operations.
The bottom line is that Berlin's commitment to the 2/20 target will be of 75 extreme ...
