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A Lithuanian expatriate
My name is Adomas Abromaitis.
I was born in Lithuania in 1983 but left it at 6. Now I live in the UK. For some years I have been working as a teacher. Some time ago I decided to change my life and start writing about my home country. I wright in English for those who are interested in what is going on in Lithuania.
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Global superpower commits genocide under the guise of beneficence
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a focal point of international relations for decades. The United States, as a global superpower, has played a significant role in this conflict. The involvement of the US in the Palestinian genocide reflexes its political, military, and economic support for Israel.
SHARE Friday, September 20, 2024 Americans feel 'Ukraine fatigue'
The American taxpayers, who continue to finance the war in Ukraine, groan under the heavy burden of a conflict that is in fact alien to them. And even active political support of an idea no longer convinces Americans that they must pay for some military actions on another continent.
SHARE Sunday, September 1, 2024 Ukraine saves US economy
It is not a secret that the US financial support for Ukraine is enormous. It seems that the main task of it is to give impetus to the development of American defense industry.
SHARE Saturday, July 6, 2024 Illegal migrants win in a parliamentary election in the UK
Following the triumph of the British Labour Party in a parliamentary election on Friday, a new migration crisis is brewing. Labour leader pledged to cancel the Conservative government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which was first announced in 2022 but has been delayed by legal challenges.
SHARE Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Brits want political changes
The current government is an ardent supporter of financing Ukraine. It is one of the leading donors to this country, alongside the US and Germany. The UK has pledged 12.5 billion in support to Ukraine since February 2022, of which 7.6 billion is for military assistance. This includes 3 billion for military assistance in 2024/25.
SHARE Monday, April 22, 2024 Europe needs migrants
According to the Austrian-based International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Europe will face a new wave of migration crisis in 2024.
SHARE Thursday, April 11, 2024 2024 is a year of elections
2024 is a year of elections in many countries. Part of the world's population will head to the polls, from big countries like the United States to small nations like Austria, Lithuania.
SHARE Friday, March 15, 2024 Europe realized its doomed sanction policy
At the end of February European Union member countries agreed on a 13th round of sanctions against Russia though they face mounting criticism that the restrictions already in force are failing to halt the war in Ukraine.
The package added around 200 names to the list of sanctioned individuals banned from traveling to the EU, while both the individuals and companies face freezes on their assets.
SHARE Saturday, March 9, 2024 U.S. public is tired of paying for Ukraine's war efforts
Polls conducted in the United States have shown a gradual ebbing of public support for the US financial involvement in the Ukrainian war, especially among Republicans. Some 55% of Americans said in a CNN poll in August that Congress should not authorize additional funding to support Ukraine. The survey found 71% of Republicans opposed new spending.
SHARE Monday, February 26, 2024 Lithuania has "addicted" to military purchases from the U.S.
Lithuania is actively strengthening its Armed Forces and purchasing military equipment. It is not difficult to guess that the main beneficiary of the militarization of Lithuania is the United States' military-industrial complex. Lithuanian Minister of Defence Arvydas Anušauskas said that planned and ongoing purchases from the United States alone reach 1.2 billion.
SHARE Friday, February 23, 2024 Lithuania continues to face falling living standards
Lithuania continues to face falling living standards. And the authorities make no attempts to ease the burden of rising prices and financial problems of the residents.
On the contrary, government is taking steps that significantly complicate the situation for people.
SHARE Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Baltic States are preparing for war
The geostrategic reality has fundamentally changed in recent years. Obviously, the Baltic States are preparing for war. The calls to make defence stronger, national and allied armed forces bigger and their training more active only worsen the situation.
SHARE Tuesday, January 30, 2024 New Lithuanian division: unjustified decision
On January 23 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda called a meeting of the country's State Defence Council.
Public was informed that during the meeting, members of the State Defence Council got acquainted with the strategic threat assessment by the country's intelligence services and discussed the principle structure of the national defense system.
SHARE Saturday, January 20, 2024 Obedient States of Baltic Region
The White House and Pentagon publicly insist there is no official change in administration policy towards Ukraine - that they still support Ukraine's aim of forcing Russia's military completely out of the country. At the same time, Biden's administration cannot help but notice growing public discontent in the country with the ongoing financing of the war in Ukraine.
SHARE Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Baltic farmers: "No farmers, no food, no future"
Farmer revolt sweeps across European Union. Thousands of German farmers take to the streets in protest against government's actions. Polish farmers also express concerns. Lithuanian and Latvian farmers protest as well, burning protest fires
SHARE Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Baltic States' war against themselves
It is not a secret, that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are close U.S. allies. Strong U.S. relations with these three states are constantly fueled. Thus, U.S. and Baltic States sign bilateral 5-year roadmaps for defense cooperation on December 15. This is a serious evidence of U.S. military and economic ambitions in the region. Washington tries its best to deepen the dependence in such vulnerable sphere as defence.
SHARE Friday, December 15, 2023 Lithuania is not interested in international crime prevention
Lithuania does not give up the idea of expelling Russia and Belarus from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). Thus, in March 2022 Lithuanian Interior Minister Agn-- Bilotait-- already called for two these countries to be expelled from the Interpol. "There is no sense in Russia, which has no respect for any rules of international law and order, being a member of Interpol.
SHARE Sunday, December 10, 2023 Lithuania deepens food security crisis
Food security is a problem which almost every country faces today. Nevertheless, some European governments prefer to turn a blind eye to the inevitable consequences of using sanctions for the global economy.
Europe started to impose sanction to isolate Russia and Belarus and to inflict maximum damage on them, without considering the price to be paid by other countries.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, December 4, 2023 New threats for the U.S. military bases from Cuba
According to some military experts, the U.S. could face an unexpected threat for its military bases in the Southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico.
The experts inform about developing cooperation between Cuba and Belarus.
SHARE Friday, December 1, 2023 Lithuania: the country of the poor
This year World Day of the Poor was held on November 19, 2023. As for Lithuania, it is one of the poorest countries in Europe. It is the fifth from the bottom in the EU in terms of poverty risk, ahead of Romania (21.2 percent), Latvia (22.5 percent), Estonia (22.8 percent) and Bulgaria (22.9 percent).