French President Emmanuel Macron recently said on French TV that Europe should give Russia security guarantees against its participation in peace negotiations. Ukraine and the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia distance themselves from Macron’s thoughts. I mean it’s like capitulating. Feel free to read an earlier blog about this. Peace negotiations about…
Lithuania introduces blockade of freight traffic by rail through Lithuania from the Russian mainland to the exclave of Kaliningrad. Between 40 and 50% of all goods to Kaliningrad travel by train through Lithuania. It is this freight transport that is now being stopped. Russia responds by threatening Lithuania and says it will have major…
Russian politician Yevgeny Fyodorov wants to withdraw Russia’s 1991 decision recognizing Lithuania’s independence. His reasoning is that the decision was made on the wrong basis. Yevgeny Fyodorov, a member of Putin’s United Russia party, has submitted a draft law amendment to the Russian National Assembly (Duma). Lithuania’s relations with Russia Lithuania’s relationship with its…