Category: Lithuania

European Union States Push For Sanctions on Russian Energy

March 21, 2022
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Some members of the European Union are demanding sanctions to be imposed on energy imports from Russia on account of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine while the price of oil rebounds amidst fears of new sanctions, the ongoing war, and supply issues. “Looking at the extent of the destruction in Ukraine right now, it’s very hard…

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EU Should Drop Talk With China for ‘Ambiguous Stand’ on Russian Attack, Lithuania Says

March 17, 2022
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The European Union (EU) ought to cancel an upcoming meeting with China, intended to tame bilateral tensions, unless the latter states a clear stand on the Russia-Ukraine war, a senior Lithuanian official said on March 16. “It is the time to show China that we mean business—that they cannot expect to occupy this ambiguous role, on…

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Lithuania’s Exports Hit 10-Year High Despite China’s Economic Retaliation

February 19, 2022
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The latest figure shows Lithuania’s exports hit a ten-year high in 2021, despite the diplomatic and economic retaliation the country has suffered from China for maintaining friendly relations with Taiwan. On Feb. 13, Lithuanian state broadcaster LRT (Lietuvos radijas ir televizija) cited statistical data analysis by Enterprise Lithuania, the government’s business promotion agency, as saying…

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Breaking Dependency on Russia, China Will Cost Us, but It’s Worth It: Lithuanian Foreign Minister

February 10, 2022
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The cost of goods such as iPhones, shoes, and electricity could go up if countries break from their dependency on Russia and China, but it’s the price the world must pay to safeguard the rules-based order, Lithuania’s foreign minister has stated. Lithuania’s Gabrielius Landsbergis made the comments in an address to the National Press Club…

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China Suspends Lithuanian Beef Imports as Taiwan Row Grows

February 10, 2022
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BEIJING—China has suspended imports of beef from Lithuania since Wednesday, the General Administration of Customs said, amid a growing trade spat with the Baltic nation and its Western allies that is centered on Chinese-claimed Taiwan. Customs did not give a reason for the suspension. The agency typically halts import of meat if the exporting nation…

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Lithuania Calls on Allies to ‘Counter-Disrupt’ Beijing, Moscow

February 9, 2022
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Lithuania’s foreign minister has called on democratic allies to band together against the “disruptors” of the global rules-based order—Russia and China. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is currently on a three-day visit to Australia to strengthen trade ties and help establish the Baltic nation’s embassy in the country. Australia and Lithuania have both been on the…

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Australia Seeks to Join European WTO Action Against China

January 31, 2022
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Australia has expressed its wishes to join in a formal complaint launched by the European Union (EU) against the Chinese communist regime over its use of coercive trade tactics directed at nations it disagrees with. The EU filed the complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Jan. 27 as a result of Beijing’s unofficial…

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Baltic Nations Send US-Made Weapons to Ukraine Amid Russian Threat

January 21, 2022
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Baltic nations Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are sending U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine to boost military support amid a threat of a Russian invasion. It comes as Russia has sent an estimated 100,000 troops with tanks and other heavy weapons to its borders with Ukraine’s northeast, but denies it is planning an attack. The defense ministers of the three…

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Taiwan to Launch $1 Billion Lithuania Credit Fund Amid Beijing Pressure

January 12, 2022
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VILNIUS—Taiwan will launch a $1 billion credit programme to help fund joint projects between Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies in six business categories, a Taiwan government minister said on Tuesday. Lithuania is under pressure from China which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, to reverse a decision last year to allow the island to…

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Lithuanian MP Matas Maldeikis Explains Why Lithuania Is Standing Up to the Chinese Communist Party

January 10, 2022
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Lithuania’s strong stance against economic pressuring from China is drawing international support. I speak with Lithuanian MP Matas Maldeikis on this matter. He explains why Lithuania is choosing to fight the battle against authoritarianism.  A video game pokes fun at China’s pandemic failures. Meanwhile, rising cases in China force more inhumane lockdowns. Japan makes moves to…

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