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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at a press conference in Berlin in January 2016. (AFP)
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defense ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. (Reuters)
Washington Worried about ‘Destabilizing’ Russian Military Presence near Baltics
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday criticized on Tuesday Russian military build-up near countries in the Baltic region, deeming it “destabilizing”. Asked during a trip to Lithuania about the Russian missile deployment, Mattis told a news conference: “Any...Caption:
A contemporary home in northern Vilnius, Lithuania. Credit: Leonas Garbacauskas for The New York Times
Favorable Conditions for Lithuania’s Real Estate Market
This five-bedroom house in a tranquil setting in northern Vilnius, built in 2013, has simple lines, from the architecture to the furniture, appliances and lighting. Its exterior is made of stone, brick and glass, and the interior uses hardwood on the walls and floors....Caption:
Servicemen of the maritime security of the State Border Service of Ukraine prepare to patrol the Tahanroz’ka gulf of the sea of Azov on July 31, 2014, to prevent illegal entry of armed groups and smuggling of weapons from nearby Russia. (AFP Photo/ Alexander Khudoteply)
“Complacent” NATO unprepared for Russian threat: British lawmakers
London, Reuters—NATO is not prepared for the threat of a Russian attack on one of its members, British lawmakers said on Thursday, calling for more equipment and troops to be positioned in the Baltic States, which, they said, were particularly vulnerable....Caption:
Lithuania’s Minister of Finance Rimantas Sadzius, center,talks with president of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, left, and European Central Bank Member of the Executive Board Joerg Asmussen, right, prior to the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in the National Art Gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Friday, September 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)