Some companies operating in Lithuania, clearly aware that they are helping Moscow to evade sanctions, are organising the export of equipment, technology and other products to Russia. Part of them engage in the schemes on their own initiative, the latest national threat assessment by intelligence age...
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The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that it has promptly taken measures to tighten the control of grain transported from Russia and other high-risk countries amid reports that Russia may be exporting grain seized in occupied territories of Ukraine through Baltic Sea ports.
Checks at Lithuanian-Polish border crossing initiated by Polish farmers have found many processed products of unknown origin crossing the border, while lorries are carrying small quantities of Ukrainian grain, organisers say.
Polish farmers, discontent over the European Green Deal and cheap Ukrainian grain imports, on Friday started a partial blockade of a motorway between Budzisko village in Poland and Kalvarija city in Lithuania. Polish farmers’ protest campaign is expected to last for a week and they intend to check h...
On Thursday, at a meeting of the joint investigative group in Kyiv, Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė announced that suspects have been identified in the killing of Lithuanian film director Mantas Kvedaravičius in Mariupol, Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that in 2022, when Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the world became more dangerous for NATO allies as well. However, according to him, NATO took action – activated its defence plans and sent more troops to the east of the Allianc...
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda emphasises that the West is lagging behind Russia in terms of production of military equipment and ammunition. The president highlighted this during a visit to Paris on Monday evening, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Monday evening, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in an international conference of European leaders in Paris at the invitation of President of France Emmanuel Macron to discuss ways of strengthening support for Ukraine, said the Office of the President.
Ukraine support campaign Radarom finished on Saturday with Lithuanians donating more than EUR 8.2 million.
As many as 75% of Ukrainian war refugees intend to return to Ukraine once it is safe to do so, a poll by the Lithuanian office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM Lithuania) shows.
A Lithuanian soldier Tadas Tumas called ‘Milžinas’ (Giant) was killed in Ukraine on Friday, 15min.lt news website reports.
The Free Russia Forum opens in Vilnius on Friday, with discussions dedicated to the anniversary of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
The Government has extended the deadline for Ukrainian refugees working in Lithuania to learn the state language.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that in 2022, when Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the world became more dangerous for NATO allies as well. However, according to him, NATO took action – activated its defence plans and sent more troops to the east of the Allianc...
On Saturday, Vilnius will host a concert in solidarity with Ukraine titled “Laisvė šviečia 2024. RADAROM!” (Freedom Shines). The city announces traffic restrictions are planned in Lukiškės Square and the area.
The war, brutal violence against civilians, terrorist attacks, and other atrocities that the world has endured in recent years – they affect everyone, and taking care of your emotional health in times of such global turbulences is essential. It is especially crucial for young people, who are concern...
A new package of military assistance from the National Defence Ministry was delivered to Ukraine on Friday.
A company managed by the scandal-rocked BaltCap private equity fund is pulling out of the project aimed to build a school in Ukraine, the Verslo žinios business news website reports.
Lithuanians are increasingly more confident about the national armed forces and military career, the number of citizens pro the universal conscription is also going up, while the support to Lithuania’s NATO membership and Ukraine’s membership prospects is especially high, the Ministry of National De...
In an exclusive interview with Estonian Delfi, Andrei Illarionov shares with publisher Hans H. Luik about his experience working with Vladimir Putin, the real motives of the leader of the country that attacked Ukraine, and the behind-the-scenes relationship between the United States and Ukraine. A. ...