World Bank approves massive grant to help Ukraine fight Russia
• 2 years agoThe total of $20.6 billion in emergency financing comes from commitments and pledges from, the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Iceland, Belgium, and Japan
Explained: Why Russia is upset with Lithuania and the relevance of NATO’s Article 5
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoLithuania is a member of NATO and is thus subject to its protections under Article 5 which states that an attack on one member is an attack on all members
Leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia back Ukraine, demand accountability for war crimes
• 3 years agoThe leaders travelled by train to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, to meet with their counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and visited Borodyanka, one of the nearby towns where evidence of atrocities was found after the Russian troops withdrew
Western double-speak: Is the right to remain neutral during war a part of white privilege?
Abhishek Banerjee And Vijita Singh Aggarwal • 3 years agoThe West has been putting tremendous pressure on countries such as India and Bangladesh that have chosen to remain neutral during the Ukraine war
After Ukraine, Europe wonders who is Russia's next potential target in asserting regional dominance
• 3 years agoRussian President Vladimir Putin "has said right from the start that this is not only about Ukraine,'' said Michal Baranowski, director of the German Marshall Fund's Warsaw office.
Ukraine lessons for India: Being good is one thing, but that’s no guarantee for good image
Utpal Kumar • 3 years agoIt’s time India took appropriate lessons from the Ukraine war and set its narrative-making machinery in order. For, what the Russians are facing today, India may find itself in a similar situation in future, especially vis-à-vis China
Ukraine crisis: Russian invasion leaves Baltics wondering if they are Moscow’s next target
• 3 years agoEstonia, Latvia and Lithuania were seized and annexed by Stalin during World War II before gaining independence again with the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991
Lithuania: Stepping on the tail of China over Taiwan and yet unperturbed
Gurjit Singh • 3 years agoLithuania’s intent is to enhance economic and technology relationships with Taiwan, which is an important supplier of semiconductors and has an efficient high-tech industry on which Lithuania would like to model itself
China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania to below ambassador level over Taiwan spat
• 3 years agoThe foreign ministry accused Lithuania of 'undermining Chinese sovereignty and territorial integrity.' It called on the Lithuanian government to 'correct the mistakes immediately'
FIFA World Cup Qualifying: Denmark book Qatar 2022 ticket as England are held
• 3 years agoJoakim Maehle scored in the 53rd minute to send the Danes to Qatar as they build on their surprise run at Euro 2020 this summer when they reached the semi-finals.