Kremlin

Lithuanian law-enforcement officials have suspended their pre-trial investigation into the hacking of the system of the Baltic News Service's Vilnius bureau, saying that they are unable, at least for now, to track down the hacker, who used a system that ensures anonymity of the user.

Базирующиеся в России организованные преступные группировки, нередко имеющие тесные связи с Кремлем, разнообразят cвою деятельность в Европе, в том числе в Латвии, поэтому европейским властям следовало бы больше воспринимать это как проблему безопасности, а не преступности.

Seen as one of the most important Russian financed propaganda channels, the news agency Sputnik has so far been releasing their reports in more than thirty languages. The two year old Kremlin information project will be releasing “diverse opinions” in Lithuanian from now on as well, states is websit...

После победы в Болгарии дружественного Кремлю президента Румена Радева экономическая зависимость страны от России, контролирующей важнейшие сектора — энергетику, банки и недвижимость, — может еще больше усилиться, пишет немецкая газета Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

Российские власти развернули кампанию, цель которой — при помощи скрытых политических и экономических средств влиять на ситуацию в пяти странах Центральной и Восточной Европе, в том числе и в Латвии. К такому выводу пришли эксперты американского частного исследовательского центра Center for Strategi...

Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, is facing growing criticism from the US, European countries and Lithuania for agreeing to attend Vladimir Putin's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia.

Lithuania has granted asylum to Russian opposition activist Irina Kalmykova who is wanted by the Kremlin.

The student leaders of 1968 could probably not have imagined how their democratic ideas would be high-jacked by a combination of extremists and opponents of democracy exploiting technological progress and social media. Nobody understands the dangers of technology and social media better than dictato...

Valstybinė Rusijos televizija pareiškė demaskavusi Kremliaus kritiką Aleksejų Navalną kaip apmokamą Vakarų agentą. Pats A. Navalnas ir jo sąjungininkai iš opozicijos tvirtina, kad tai tėra prastai sukurptas reportažas, kupinas sufabrikuotų „įrodymų“.

Numerous clever tricks and a slew of political parties loyal to Russia’s government now ensure the “right” election result long before any votes are cast. And this means that the election count can be shown to be fair, and at the same time managed by individuals who are widely trusted and respected.

A new national security report has made it clear that Russia hasn't left Lithuania alone - looking for weak points, gathering information, manipulating public opinion through the media, and recruiting businessmen, public figures and employees at judicial institutions.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that the war in Syria cost Russia 33 billion Rubles (or €430 million) but it may also generate billions of euros in arms sales for Russia.

Russian television has thrived for months on a diet of victories in Syria. Now that the time has come to spin the news of a withdrawal, the argument is being deployed that it is best to avoid a second Afghanistan. Better still, the exit is being presented as another case of Russia outsmarting the Un...

Russian media has been flooded with articles in which senior Russian officials openly explain how they will attack and occupy the Baltic countries, but the Lithuanian foreign minister said the propaganda would not escalate tensions.

The Kremlin‘s propaganda rarely shocks anymore and hardly registers as news with most people but some of it deserves attention because when a specific propaganda message is repeated over and over, it is done in an attempt to embed it in our minds as being the uncontestable truth. In the case of Kali...