- May 16, 2025
The recent attack on Leonid Volkov, a close associate of late Alexei Navalny, in Vilnius was likely a Russian-organized and carried out operation, Lithuania’s State Security Department said on Wednesday. [..]
Russia is not only allocating massive resources for the war in Ukraine but is also preparing for a long-term confrontation with NATO, according to Lithuanian intelligence. “Russia is allocating enormous [..]
The new Latvian Ambassador to Italy Elita Gavele is committed to developing economic cooperation between the two countries in smart specialization sectors. As the ambassador told LETA, this will also [..]
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved long-term funding for Ukraine, the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), and associated major changes to the multi-year EU budget. Parliament on Tuesday approved [..]
The likelihood of a direct military attack against Estonia remains low in the coming year, Director General of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service Kaupo Rosin said in the intelligence service’s [..]
Beijing has resorted to “diplomatic coercion” against Vilnius after easing its economic pressure on Lithuania, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Saturday. Landsbergis said he would raise the issue during [..]
Lithuania is holding intensive and “very detailed talks” with Germany’s arms manufacturer Rheinmetall on the construction of a new factory in the country, Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite said [..]
The Palestinians must be given the opportunity to establish their own independent state, because only in this way can lasting peace be achieved, Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) stressed [..]
Almost a third of the Lithuanian population are in favor of the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow individual Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Olympic Games, while [..]
The entry of three armed Belarusian officers into Lithuanian territory was a deliberate act, Rustamas Liubajevas, commander of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service, says. The SBGS reported earlier in the [..]
Russia’s ability to carry out provocations in the region is limited due to the war in Ukraine, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Thursday. “As for Russia’s preparations in [..]
Since 2020, Lithuania has been sending officers to the HQ as observers. The accession ceremony was attended by Lithuania’s Navy Commander captain (Navy) Giedrius Premeneckas, and he also met with [..]
Viciunu Grupe (Viciunai Group), a business group producing and selling seafood and other food products, owned by Visvaldas Matijosaitis, mayor of Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas, and his business partner [..]
Hungary’s veto on EUR 55 billion in support for Ukraine has created an emergency situation that threatens the outcome of the war, stressed European Parliament Member Sandra Kalniete (New Unity), [..]
At least 1,213 Russian citizens who have failed to comply with the provisions of the immigration law and have not submitted requests for residence permits, will be evicted from Latvia, [..]
Latvian residents are currently more sympathetic towards the Israelis in the Middle East conflict, according to a survey conducted by the SKDS research agency in late November. According to the [..]
The issuance of temporary residence permits to some 2,000 Belarusians has been suspended in Lithuania which is causing concern for everyone here, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says. She and [..]
Russia is interested in the possibility of opening the Dubki-Rambynas border crossing point but has not yet made any proposals to Lithuania, Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has told BNS. “The Ministry [..]
NATO does not require the creation of a division in Lithuania, Rob Bauer, chair of the NATO Military Committee says, adding that allied support for such a military unit will [..]
With Berlin planning to deploy a brigade in Lithuania, Cornelius Zimmermann, Germany’s ambassador in Vilnius, said on Thursday that about 4,800 troops and 200 civilian personnel will arrive in the [..]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Dr Vjosa Osmani of Kosovo in Pristina to discuss the security situation in Kosovo and the wider region. Mr Stoltenberg condemned both the [..]
Video footage of Hamas terrorists’ attack does not suggest that this was a fight for Palestine, Israeli Ambassador to Latvia Sharon Rappaport-Palgi told the media on Monday. The Israeli Embassy [..]
Cooperation between Poland and the Baltic States is going very well, and Poland is contributing to Baltic security and wants to become a security provider in the region, as it [..]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on Wednesday met with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, one of Russia’s opposition figures and founder of the Open Russia Foundation, in Vilnius and discussed the goals and [..]
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 [..]
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