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В очередной список "иноагентов" Минюста РФ включены шесть граждан и две организации. Среди них - политолог Кирилл Рогов, аналитик Михаил Крутихин и издание "Довод".

Belarusian activist Olga Karach appealed against the Migration Department’s decision not to grant her asylum because of her links to Russian intelligence.

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, who is paying a visit to Ukraine, says the death of Wagner mercenary group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin changes little in terms of security threats faced by Lithuania as one of the group’s goals is destabilisation of the situation in the region.

President Gitanas Nausėda has arrived for an unannounced visit to Kyiv, his office reports.

The Migration Department recently refused to grant political asylum to Belarusian activist Olga Karach, head of the international centre for civil initiatives Our House (Nash Dom) Belarus & Lithuania, after the State Security Department (VSD) concluded that she poses a threat to Lithuania’s national...

A commission set up by the Ministry of Culture has warned the chief of the State Language Inspectorate (VKI) for his statements referring to Polish signs in Vilnius district as “marking Poland's historical occupation territory”.

National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas says he expects Lithuania to withdraw from the convention banning cluster munitions in the future. The politician shared this on his Facebook account on Sunday, in response to a question about Lithuania’s potential acquisition of cluster bombs.

The presence of several thousand Wagner private military company’s mercenaries in Belarus intimidates neighbouring countries, which consider stricter policies for incoming Belarusian citizens, says Speaker of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says. Yet she stresses that Lithuania must continue su...

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.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė believes there are grounds to consider introducing identical restrictions for Belarusian citizens as Russian nationals as a result of Wagner Group presence in Belarus.

Lithuanian news website delfi.lt has become inaccessible in Belarus, users in the neighbouring country have noticed.

Estonia could help to export Ukrainian grain, but this is unlikely due to high delivery costs, the ERR public broadcaster reports.

More than 140 companies owned by Lithuanians are listed in the Russian State Register of Legal Entities, the business daily Verslo žinios reports.

President Gitanas Nausėda says Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė should submit her findings before he may decide whether Lithuania’s figure skater Margarita Drobiazko should be stripped of citizenship.

The State Security Department (VSD) notes that arguments of “sovereign citizens” with authorities are becoming increasingly heated. One of the more prominent cases happened last week, when parents from the “sovereign citizen” movement took their children from a childcare home without permission and ...

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has reassured people that Lithuania’s intelligence services are closely following the developments related to Wagner private military company’s arrival to Belarus and Lithuania is appropriately prepared for any situation.

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.

Lithuania’s security measures in place are sufficient, says President Gitanas Nausėda in response to reports of a convoy of the Wagner private military company recently spotted in Belarus.

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.

A new crowdfunding campaign Dronų giesmės (Drone Songs) is taking place in Lithuania to collect hundreds of thousands of euros to purchase hundreds of kamikaze drones for Ukraine.