Ukraine

Asta Skaisgirytė, chief adviser to President Gitanas Nausėda, on Saturday is taking part, remotely, in a meeting on the Ukraine’s peace formula hosted by Saudi Arabia, the presidency said.

On Thursday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Suwałki to discuss the security situation on the border, the threats posed by the presence of the Wagner group in Belarus, the likelihood of provocations and the readiness to counter them, the presidency repo...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis has bidden farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of the United States of America to Lithuania Robert Stuart Gilchrist, the ministry reports.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs on Monday met with Agriculture Minister Didzis Šmits to discuss current issues in the agricultural sector in Latvia and assistance to Ukraine, the presidency reports.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says the Medininkai massacre is an episode of the war going on in Ukraine as Lithuania marks 32nd anniversary of the brutal killings of border guards by Russia’s Omon special force.

Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas believes the West should adopt a firm stance on Russia as Moscow is blackmailing the West by demanding to lift sanctions in return for Russia engaging in talks over the Black Sea grain deal.

On 17 July, Chancellor of the Government Giedrė Balčytytė, who is on a working visit to the United States, met with the United Nations (UN) special representative of the secretary-General (SG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten. The parties mostly focused on the UN’s efforts to address R...

Although some people expected more from the Vilnius NATO summit as regards Ukraine’s membership prospects, yet Asta Skaisgirytė, the president’s chief adviser on foreign affairs, says Lithuania should not be ashamed about the results of the summit.

President Gitanas Nausėda says Lithuania is ready to open export channels to Ukraine in the Baltic Sea after the Kremlin announced on Monday the deal on Ukrainian grain exports had ended.

On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda and President Andrzej Duda of Poland participated in a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas at their crash site in Pszczelnik, Poland, reports the Office of the President.

On behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has sent a message of sincere greetings to France, celebrating its national day – Bastille Day – along with her best wishes for prosperity and well-being, the Government said.

President Gitanas Nausėda says removing Russian collaborators or the so-called fifth column from authorities is one of the prerequisites for Ukraine to join NATO.

On Wednesday, 12 July, leaders of G7 countries met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks NATO leaders for their decision to waive the requirement of the membership action plan for Kyiv on its path to the transatlantic alliance.

After the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of heads of state and Government in Vilnius on Tuesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said important decisions were made at a critical moment for the Alliance’s security.

Мэр Вильнюса Валдас Бенкунскас заверил, что рекламные плакаты кампании Call Russia, вызвавшие возмущение в обществе, за свой счет заменили ее организаторы. По словам мэра, муниципалитету это ничего не стоило. Он заметил, что муниципалитет только выполнил роль координатора, пытаясь убедить организато...

On Monday, after a joint press conference with President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said at the Q&A session that the Alliance would send a strong message to Ukraine regarding its membership prospects.

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met it Vilnius to discuss the final details of preparation for the 11-12 July NATO Summit in Lithuania’s capital.

Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas urges politicians to refrain from making pessimistic statements about Ukraine’s transatlantic prospects when talks are still ongoing on the wording of the would-be declaration for the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius.

President Gitanas Nausėda will be in Brussels Thursday and Friday attending meetings of the European Council.