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European and US politicians and diplomats, in Vilnius for an international conference, on Wednesday underlined the need for strengthening transatlantic ties in the face of security and economic challenges from Russia and China.

When buying Russian gas and implementing joint energy projects with Russia, Europe funds its armament, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told an international conference in Vilnius on Wednesday.

Lithuanian MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas, representing the opposition conservative Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, has turned to the country's Foreign Ministry and suggested putting Russian singer Timur Yunusov (Timati) on the list of people declared persona non grata.

United States President Donald Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday. BNS Lithuania has asked three analysts whether this meeting poses any threat to Lithuania.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she is concerned about the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Lithuanian diplomats expect a step toward strengthening air defense in the Baltic states to be taken at this week's NATO summit, but remain wary of US President Donald Trump's position.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Vilnius expects US President Donald Trump's meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to reflect Washington's principled stance toward Moscow.

The Lithuanian parliament urged on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov and other political prisoners held in Russian jails.

It is now literally just a matter of months before Putin's Russia could shake the foundations of NATO and the security structure of Europe. Moreover, Putin may have the opportunity to do this with elegance, with simplicity and in perfect legality. The possible gains for Russia far outweigh any reaso...

A dispute has on Thursday erupted in the Lithuanian parliament over a proposal to publish information on people who admitted to have collaborated with the KGB, with the parliamentary opposition warning of the Kremlin's interest.