national security

In the eyes of much of the West, Russia's image has changed from that of an aggressor to that of an important partner in the fight against terror, says Eastern Europe Studies Centre analyst Linas Kojala.

Unfriendly neighbouring countries are the biggest current threat to Lithuania, said Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the Parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee on Žinių Radijas.

After talks emerged about the Russian chemical company EuroChem Group entertaining plans to invest in Lithuania's Achema Group, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that any investor would have to go through scrutiny and meet strict national security criteria. Achema Group is the owner of fe...