WASHINGTON—The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to the government of Lithuania in a deal valued at up to $125 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The sale comes as tensions are running high in Eastern Europe with Russia massing troops along its border with Ukraine. In October, the…
US Approves Sale of Javelin Missiles to Lithuania as Russia Tensions Build
China’s Economic Attack on Lithuania Requires a Joint US-EU Defense
December 21, 2021
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News Analysis Beijing has reacted against Lithuania’s upgrade to its Taiwan relations with extended trade and diplomatic sanctions against the Baltic country. The move is so severe and unprecedented that it provoked reactions from not only the United States, Britain, and European Union, but a German business group that has deep financial ties to China. Behind…
Relationship Worsens, Lithuania Recalls Diplomats From China
December 15, 2021
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Lithuania said on Dec. 15 that it pulled the remaining diplomats from Beijing to protect them, and would operate the embassy in China remotely. This is the latest development in Lithuania–China tensions after Vilnius approved Taiwan to open a representative office under the name of Taiwan. In the past months, the regime recalled its ambassador…
Lithuania Braces for China-Led Corporate Boycott
More countries are joining a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, and mixed messages are coming out of Beijing. On one hand, it accuses the nations of politicizing the Games. On the other, Beijing says it doesn’t care if they attend. But that’s not the only boycott happening. China is now snubbing Lithuania for strengthening…
UK Sends More Troops to Poland, Lithuania Amid Belarus Border Tensions
Britain is sending more troops to Poland and Lithuania to help the Eastern European countries tackle the illegal immigration crisis orchestrated by the Belarusian regime. In a statement on Thursday, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said: “Poland and Lithuania, along with their Baltic neighbour Latvia, have been under significant pressure from migration originating from…
EU Introduces New ‘Anti-Coercion Instrument’ Amid China-Lithuania Dispute
December 9, 2021
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On Wednesday, the European Commission considers a new strategy to assert its interests amid increasingly politicized trade disputes with China and the United States, as it prepares to face off against China over a diplomatic dispute arising with the Republic of Lithuania. In recent years, the EU has been vulnerable to economic coercion from larger…
Lithuania Says Belarus Will Keep Testing West, Urges NATO Rethink
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Nov. 28 that NATO needs to adjust its stance towards Belarus, whose military is becoming more integrated with Russian armed forces. Nausėda told a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Vilnius, Lithuania, that he has been worried by…
‘We Are Here to Express Solidarity’: First Joint Baltic Delegation Meets Taiwanese President
November 29, 2021
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen hosted members of a Baltic delegation in Taipei on Nov. 29, in a sign of deepening cooperation between European Union nations and Taiwan against Beijing’s aggression. Visiting lawmakers from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia landed in Taiwan on Nov. 28 to attend a democracy forum, which will be held this week and…
Lithuania Urges Europe to Increase Indo-Pacific Ties in Face of Chinese ‘Coercion’
November 26, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Lithuania will adapt to “short-term” economic pain dealt by China over its moves to enhance ties with Taiwan, foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Wednesday, while urging Europe to brace against Beijing’s economic “coercion” by getting more involved in the Indo-Pacific. The Chinese regime downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania on Sunday over the Baltic country’s…
Chinese Embassy in Lithuania Suspends Consular Services Amid Taiwan Row
BEIJING—The Chinese embassy in Lithuania has temporarily suspended consular services until further notice for “technical reasons,” said a statement on the mission’s website on Thursday that was taken down shortly after publication. The suspension came after the Chinese regime on Sunday downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic State, expressing strong dissatisfaction at the opening…
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