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Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis believes that Lithuania has to step up its national security and defence efforts soon as Russia, aided by its partner Belarus, is bound to continue posing a threat.
Lithuania must reconsider its security concept as soon as possible in response to dramatic developments in the international arena, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis. The global structure created after the Cold War is crumbling right in our very eyes and yet Lithuania still avo...
The Migration Department has been instructed to start the procedure for revoking Lithuanian citizenship of a Russian ballet dancer following her statements supporting Moscow's actions in Ukraine.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has urged Western democracies to supply more weapons to Kyiv, as the defeat of Ukraine could provoke Russia’s attack on other countries.
In May 2023, Lithuania assumed the Presidency of the International Transport Forum (ITF). Young Tae Kim, secretary-general of the world’s only body with a global mandate for all transport modes, believes this is an opportunity for Lithuania to shine on the international stage and to establish itself...
Lithuania is planning to support Moldova in the development and implementation of a crisis management system and to share experience in combating hybrid threats and disinformation, the Office of the Government said on Tuesday.
Finland and Estonia have reported that gas pipeline Balticconnector connecting the two countries was shut down on Sunday due to a gas leak and it is believed that damage was caused deliberately by external activity. Following these reports, Lithuania’s Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys stated that ...
Asta Skaisgirytė, chief foreign affairs adviser to President Gitanas Nausėda, fears that Hamas terrorist group’s attack against Israel may draw away the Western community’s attention from the war in Ukraine. She nonetheless notes that, judging from the statements of Western leaders, support for Kyiv...
President Gitanas Nausėda participates in a meeting of the European Political Community in Granada, Spain. On Thursday, the leaders of the European Union and partner countries discussed issues of security, strengthening resilience to global threats, and effective multilateralism, said the president’...
Authoritarian regimes are observing the war in Ukraine and designing their foreign policy accordingly, says Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis. It means that the security of the rest of the world will depend only on the Western stance and response to Russian aggression, he said.
US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force recently concluded their second defensive hunt operation to Lithuania, building upon relationships and experiences from the previous deployment to the country in May 2022, reports the Ministry of the Interior.
National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas is not surprised that Russia has cancelled this year’s large-scale military exercise Zapad (West). Moscow had already lacked the necessary capacity to hold the drills as it was mobilising its full military power for the war in Ukraine, he says.
Good examples and works are inspiring. The young cadet, Kristijonas Kilcauskas, from the city of Raseiniai would definitely agree with that statement. Realizing his childhood dream, Kilcauskas manages to find a balance between the strict regime of a soldier and various activities that help him relax...
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda says Pope Francis’ statements about the heritage of “great Mother Russia” were ill-considered and hurt many people.
Vilnius University (VU) will terminate the employment contract with Andrey Desnitsky, a professor from Russia who supported a “referendum” on the status of Crimea and denied the occupation of the Baltic Stats, public radio LRT reported Thursday.
MP Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, claims that sanctioning of fertiliser manufacturer AB Lifosa is an example of extreme application of restrictions. The MP is concerned that Kėdainiai region may lose an important employer.
On Wednesday, members of the trade union Solidarumas and the trade union of fertiliser manufacturer Lifosa held a protested outside the Government building in Vilnius against the planned temporary conservation of the factory. Some 400 protesters demanded to safeguard the company against closure and ...
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas says that Lithuania’s geopolitical situation has not changed after the arrival of Russia’s private military company Wagner to Belarus.
The Armed Forces of Lithuania are closely monitoring the security situation in the region and are ready to respond to potential threats to national security after Russia’s private military company Wagner arrived in Belarus and started holding exercises with Belarusian forces at the border with Polan...
Lithuania has revoked 2,905 residence permits of Russian and Belarusian citizens since the start of the war in Ukraine until 14 July this year, the Migration Department told 15min news website on Wednesday.
