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China has downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania to the level of charge daffaires after Taiwan opened a representative office in the Baltic state capital

BEIJING - China reduced the level of its diplomatic relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level Sunday in retaliation for the Baltic nation allow

China has downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania to the level of charge daffaires after Taiwan opened a representative office in the Baltic state capital

BEIJING - China reduced the level of its diplomatic relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level Sunday in retaliation for the Baltic nation allow

What is the alliance’s purpose in 2021? Heres What You Need to Remember: “Some of the capabilities provided by US forces, such as logistics and sustainment for land forces, may be relatively straightforward if not cheap to replace,” the study concluded. “However, others are almost unique to the US, and it would be difficult to substitute European capabilities.” What would happen if the United States left NATO? The International Institute of Strategic Studies examined several scenarios...

Lithuanian and Polish parliamentary committees set outlines of common work 2021-01-13 BNS/TBT Staff VILNIUS – With Lithuania marking the 30th anniversary of bloody events of January 13, 1991, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas of Lithuania on Wednesday held a joint sitting with their colleagues from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm of Poland. The Polish MPs emphasized that January 13 was a significant day not just for Lithuania but also for the entire Central European r...

LRT English Newsletter: Quarantine too light? 6 Quarantine in Vilnius / E. Blaževič/LRT LRT English Newsletter – December 11, 2020 This week, Lithuania’s daily coronavirus numbers have crossed into the 3,000+ territory and the pandemic has claimed its youngest victim so far – a 27-year-old man without any previously reported health issues. A statistical analysis by a group of medics suggests there could be 3,000 excess deaths in Lithuania this year, possibly indicating the true scale of...

Lithuanias ballooning defence spending leaves holes for corruption – Transparency International 21 Lithuanian Armed Forces / BNS With Lithuanias defence budget going up 232 percent over a decade, the lack of open procurement has left opportunities for corruption to thrive. The country, along with the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, should be vigilant, warns Transparency International. Decades of progress towards greater democratisation across Central and Eastern Europe threatens to be und...