war in Ukraine

Speaking about the military operation in Russia’s Kursk region, Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania Petro Beshta stressed that Ukraine does not need foreign territories.

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.

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...

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. The president and the Ukrainian prime minister discussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the situation on the frontline, the need for military and financial support, Ukraine’s reconstruction and joint Lithuan...

Kremlin propaganda portals and social media accounts are actively spreading news about the alleged involvement of a charity foundation by Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska in child trafficking. They allege that children are sold to into slavery, trafficked for organs, or send to paedophiles in wea...

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday presented First Lady Diana Nausėdienė with the 1st grade Order of Princess Olga, a state decoration of Ukraine, at the Ukrainian Center, the presidency reports.

The national stadium project has been nearly suspended amid negotiations to index construction prices, says Vilniaus daugiafunkcis kompleksas, concessions company implementing the project. The volume of the construction work has been 'reduced to the minimum', it said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis is critical of Hungary’s standpoint on Ukraine ahead of the European Council’s meeting that will discuss the European Union’s enlargement.

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.

Julia Mickiewicz – a Belarusian activist, co-founder of the Feminist group within the Coordination Council in Belarus – had to leave her country 2 years ago. Together with the organisation for non-formal organisation for which she works, Julia relocated to Lithuania. Julia tells about life in immigr...

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’...