drug trade

18 people detained as part of international anti-drug, human trafficking operation

18 people, including ten in Lithuania, have been detained as part of a large scale international operation against drug trade , human trafficking and...

Have Lithuania's government parties delivered on defence and foreign policy commitments?

Leading up to every parliamentary election, political parties make promises to the electorate; that what it is they intend to achieve when they come to...

Vilnius to set up commission for Roma integration

Vilnius Municipality is setting up a special commission to address social issues related to the Vilnius-based Roma settlement and take care of Roma...

Putin's Russia. The dangerous illusion of independent and western oligarchs (2)

I decided to dedicate one more essay in the "Putin's Russia" series to Russian oligarchs because of one piece of news that attracted much less attention in...

Putin’s Russia: What did Nemtsov’s assassination reveal about the current regime?

Assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was a shocking wake-up call for many all over the globe. Circumstances were more than eloquent – bullets...