Ukraine

On Wednesday, the Government of Lithuania approved allocating EUR 1 million for the reconstruction of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is attending the NATO summit in Washington, DC, says that Lithuania’s security is determined in Ukraine, whereas NATO countries still have not taken all the measures to prevent Russia’s aggression.

President Gitanas Nausėda, who is attending the NATO summit in the United States, says that NATO leaders have agreed that Ukraine’s integration in the Alliance is an irreversible process.

Public organisation Blue/Yellow received EUR 2.1 million in donations last year which came from residents paying income tax, the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) said Thursday. Its support grew by EUR 400,000 from a year before.

On Saturday, Lithuanian First Lady Diana Nausėdienė attended the two-year anniversary celebration of the Ukrainian Centre at the Botanical Garden of Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, reports the presidency.

The Ministry of National Defence has registered a proposal for the Government to withdraw from a convention banning the use of cluster munitions. The draft legislation is currently being coordinated with responsible authorities, it said.

I am writing this while I am in Ukraine again. Fifth or so time after the full scale Russian invasion. I was traveling here to support, to share expertise, to seek investment opportunities now, not waiting until the war ends.

More than 12,000 Ukrainian children of all ages are registered in Lithuania, according to the country’s Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. Of these, 9,640 are pupils, 3,300 of whom attend schools accredited by both the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and the Ukrainian Ministry of Education a...

President Gitanas Nausėda and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky have signed a bilateral agreement committing to security cooperation for the coming decade.

Five Lithuanian men were injured in a missile attack in Ukraine on Monday morning as they were delivering military aid to Ukrainian soldiers, 15min.lt news website reported late Tuesday.

President Gitanas Nausėda’s chief environment adviser is set to resign and join the Supervisory Council of Ukraine’s national nuclear energy operator Enerhoatom, a decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine reveals.

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs participated in the Summit on Peace in Ukraine in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, on 15-16 June, reports the presidency.

„Продолжающаяся агрессия России против Украины показывает, что у нее (России. - Ред.) нет никакой реальной заинтересованности в мире“, - такое заявление сделал в соцсети X верховный представитель ЕС по иностранным делам и политике безопасности Жозеп Боррель в день открытия в Швейцарии мирного самми...

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says Lithuania would be ready to join like-minded countries and send military trainers to Ukraine if it is needed, Bloomberg reports.

More than 5,000 Ukrainians have been provided with homes in Vilnius since the start of the war. The figures come as compensation for hosting Ukrainian war refugees ended in April this year.

Lithuania will be ready to send military instructors to Ukraine if France takes the lead of a coalition of like-minded countries, says Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže took part in the Riga Marathon on Sunday to raise funds for drones for Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

On Friday, the Foreign Ministry held the 9th meeting of the so-called Core Group in Vilnius to create a special international tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression against Ukraine. This is the first time the international law experts have met in Vilnius, the ministry reports.

The topic of emotional health, especially psychological problems that young people typically face, is clearly gaining more attention in Lithuania. Constantly staying busy, lacking leisure time, and trying to fulfill all tasks within the shortest possible timeframe often leads to day-to-day anxiety t...

Lithuanian Railways (LTG Group) and Ukrainian Railways have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen international cooperation and develop a joint international intermodal route Klaipėda-Kyiv through Polish territory.