attacks in Paris

Does the international perception of Russia as an expansionist and warmongering country sit well with the mood of Russia's population?

In the wake of the attacks in Brussels, Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė expressed her disappointment in Europe's "naive" reaction to terrorism and called for a war on terrorism.

Brussels was the scene of multiple explosions on March 22, highlighting the persistent vulnerability of soft targets to simple, effective attacks — as well as the willingness and capability of militants in Western Europe to undertake those attacks.

Someone recently described the recent terrorist attacks in Paris as designed in Syria and developed in Brussels. It may very well be. Meanwhile Moscow monitors and actively exploits every turn of the conflict.

Police officers in Lithuania will no longer be issued automatic rifles, following two high-profile incidents last week. The Kalashnikov guns were handed out to police officers after terrorist attacks in Paris.

Terrorist attacks in Paris and the plane crash over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula might provide a turning point in Russia's relations with the West, allowing Moscow to break out of international isolation. Major Western powers might have to adopt a more lenient tone when talking to Russia in order to have...

Islam is not and could not be the reason for terrorist attacks in France, says Lithuanian Muslim Mufti Romas Jakubauskas.

Petras Auštrevičius, a liberal member of the European Parliament, says that European policies need to change. The Lithuanian MEP believes, however, that Europe itself is a great structure and should not be changed.

The prime minister‘s spokeswoman Evelina Butkutė-Lazdauskienė says that even if Lithuania is shocked by the events in Paris, it is not frightened.

Chief advisor to the Lithuanian president on national security Valdemaras Sarapinas says that people running from war should not be called terrorists and Lithuania will stay committed to the European Union's (EU) refugee relocation plan.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that terrorism threat remains low in Lithuania, despite recent attacks in Paris. The head of Government added that a counter-terrorism unit will be reopened at the State Security Department (VSD).

Head of the State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis says the Lithuanian Government should consider creating a crisis management centre which would adequately respond to terrorist attacks.

After Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, Lithuania has taken additional measures at border crossing points, including more thorough inspections of people and vehicles.

Lithuanian political scientists, journalists and politicians comment on the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left at least 129 people dead.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė left for the 70th UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, leader forum on Monday, November 16, in Paris. While in Frabce, the Lithuanian president is to honour the victims of a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris.

The Lithuanian government has decided to pay tribute to victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris by observing a minute of silence at 1 PM on Monday.

The Lithuanian prime minister is summoning the minister of the interior and the State Security Department head for an urgent meeting on security following tragic terrorist attacks in Paris.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13. These barbaric acts against civilians is a callous and cruel attack against humanity and civilisation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.