Sergei Skripal

The Baltics in an era of transatlantic turbulence

Two easy stories—in effect, fairy-tales—commonly define the Baltic states’ position in the Euro-Atlantic security architecture. Both are bewitchingly...

Russian politics in Putin’s new term

Russian President Vladimir Putin is the great survivor of European politics. Western leaders come and go, but Putin has persisted. He has managed to hold...

Lithuania, UK, several other EU countries press for sanctions over cyber-attacks

Lithuania, Britain and several other EU member states have called on the European Union to expand the scope of the bloc's sanctions regime to include...

Russia presents Lithuania with an ultimatum: agree with our conditions or we halt your project

It is unfortunate, but this year the organisers will face difficulties. Such hints were already bandied around by Kremlin propaganda outlets Baltnews and...