ForeignPolicy

Tsahkna to his Israeli counterpart: opening an embassy in Tallinn takes Estonian-Israeli relations to a new level

Today, 2 July, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met in Tallinn with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who is on his first visit to Estonia, discussing bilateral relations, the global security [..]

Chinese Embassy in Lithuania remains empty

There have been no diplomats from the People’s Republic of China in Lithuania since mid-May, because Lithuania and China are in a spat over how to restore diplomatic representation. “There [..]

Former German foreign minister suggests Canada should be part of EU

The former German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel has proposed offering Canada partial membership in the European Union. The former German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel has proposed offering Canada partial membership [..]

British PM apologises to Baltic States

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has apologised to the Baltic States for not having invited them to Sunday’s European leader summit on the issue of Ukraine, according to Asta Skaisgiryte, [..]

Baltic States agree on sanctions against Georgia regime

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to impose national sanctions against those who are cracking down on protests in Georgia, outgoing Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis announced on Sunday. “The three [..]

Tsahkna to Landsbergis: We will not simply watch as Russia is acting arbitrarily on our territory

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis was on a visit to Estonia, meeting with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna to discuss further cooperation between their countries, support for Ukraine, and regional security. [..]

Officials: Estonia-US relationship not driven by ideological preferences

Ahead of U.S. election, officials said Estonia has close cooperation with both the Democrat and Republican administrations so it does not matter who wins. Speaking to ETV’s “Impulss” for a [..]

Lithuanian PM candidate discusses ties with China

Gintautas Paluckas is the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party’s candidate for the job of prime minister, and he says that his government would seek to restore full diplomatic relations with the [..]

Latvian foreign minister calls for international review of election in Georgia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze appeared before a meeting of the Saeima Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday and said that international organisations should assess all violations that were committed during [..]

The EU and its allies must do more to curtail Russian influence in Europe

By journalist Inga Karlinska. EU-Russia tensions have been elevated since the latter’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and have gone downhill since Russia’s outright invasion of and war [..]

Estonia’s Kallas named to be EU’s next foreign policy chief

EU leaders late on Thursday sealed a deal to re-appoint Ursula von der Leyen for a second term in charge of the European Commission and Estonian premier Kaja Kallas to [..]

BNS asks Lithuanian presidential candidates about foreign policy

Continuing a series of articles in which presidential hopefuls respond to questions posed by BNS, in the second part, we present the candidates’ responses on Lithuania’s foreign policy. We asked [..]

Latvia has no plans to stimulate the return of draft-age men to Ukraine – Silina

Latvia has not received any requests from Ukraine and our country currently has no concrete plans to stimulate the return of men of conscription age to Ukraine, Prime Minister Evika [..]

Estonia continues efforts to free its citizen from ship seized in Hormuz Strait

Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Estonia is continuing its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of an Estonian citizen who was on board a ship seized in the Strait [..]

Latvian officials condemn Iran’s attack on Israel

President Edgars Rinkevics and Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity), who is also acting as Foreign Minister, condemn the attack on Israel by Iran on Sunday night. Rinkevics stressed that [..]

Russia will continue to maintain confrontational relations with the West – SAB

In the short and medium term, Vladimir Putin’s regime will continue to maintain a confrontational relationship with the West, including, if necessary, by threatening to escalate the conflict, including by [..]

US Congress passes financing bill including USD 228 mln in security aid for Baltics

The US Congress on Friday passed a government funding legislation, which also includes 228 million US dollars in security aid for the Baltic states. This year, the US has also [..]

Lithuania ready to step up its strategic partnership with Poland – president

Lithuania ready to step up its strategic partnership with Poland, President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday after meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Vilnius. “We are close allies [..]

Trump’s remarks on NATO spending are part of his election campaign – expert

Former US President Donald Trump’s statements about not providing assistance to NATO members in case of a Russian attack are part of Trump’s pre-election campaign, which is mainly aimed at [..]

Mihkelson says Baltic-Nordic cooperation could be a model for US Congress

Marko Mihkelson, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament, says that cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic countries is something very special and unique, which could [..]

Russia’s response to the nationalization of Moscow House is difficult to predict – Bergmanis

It is difficult to predict what Russia’s response to Latvia’s law on the takeover of the Moscow House in Riga into state ownership might be, said Raimonds Bergmanis (United List), [..]

Lithuanian president calls for political will for breakthrough as Moldova seeks to join EU

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda had a phone conversation with Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Tuesday and called on Chisinau to pool political will for a breakthrough in Moldova’s bid to [..]

Lithuanian formin suspends London ambassador, recalls for consultations

Lithuanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Eitvydas Bajarunas, accused of mobbing and abuse of office, has been suspended and recalled to Vilnius for consultations. “On Monday, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis [..]

Georgian journalist – Pro-Western government key to Tbilisi’s EU candidate bid

Electing a pro-Western government could open the way for Georgia to secure EU candidate status, Nika Gvaramia, a Georgian pro-opposition journalist and television host, said during his recent visit to [..]