Ukraine

Необходимо "сделать все", чтобы Россия заплатила за то, что уничтожила, сказала в беседе с DW министр экономического развития Германии Свенья Шульце.

President Gitanas Nausėda has extended congratulations to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and the people of this country on its national day, the Official Birthday of the Grand Duke, the presidency reports.

A civic campaign ‘Milijonas vaistinėlių Ukrainai’ was launched across Lithuania on Monday with an aim to collect one million car first aid kits for Ukraine.

Švedijos vyriausybė nusprendė suteikti Ukrainai 12-ąjį pagalbos paketą, kurio vertė – 250 mln. kronų (21,5 mln. eurų). Į jį įeina ir ukrainiečių lakūnų mokymai skraidyti naikintuvais „JAS 39 Gripen“, praneša UNIAN.

On Wednesday, 14 June, security and international relations experts from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Nordic and Central European countries gathered in Vilnius to discuss the future of Europe’s security architecture, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

Finland faced a moment of truth on February 24, 2022. In case Ukraine’s defense would have collapsed, Finland’s security policy of non-alignment would have been worth of nothing. The Finnish leaders had to make a choice almost by overnight either to give up non-alignment or to remain increasingly un...

Lithuania marks the start of Soviet mass deportations 82 years ago, Day of Mourning and Hope, on Wednesday.

Lithuanian institutions have taken all the necessary measures to accept war refugees from Ukraine, but they still need to strengthen the coordination of the integration process, including the labour market and education system. These are the findings of national auditors in the audit ‘Assistance to ...

Foreign nationals employed in the services sector should speak Lithuanian, the LRT news website said on Tuesday, citing a poll by Baltijos tyrimai.

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says discussions between NATO countries on Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance are not easy and it is impossible to say if member states are going to reach an agreement on Ukraine’s membership prospects with one month remaining until the NATO Summ...

В четверг, 8 июня, началась активная фаза украинского контрнаступления. Об этом сообщает американский Институт изучения войны (Institute For The Study Of War, ISW). Вместе с тем CNN говорит об ожесточенном сопротивлении российских военных Вооруженным силам Украины (ВСУ).

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is attending a two-day meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the ministry reports.

International media has reported that in the early hours of Tuesday water started spilling from the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. Ukraine’s military said Russian forces blew up the dam. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis reacted to the news by reiteratin...

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk. The meeting discussed the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius, Ukraine’s aspirations for EU membership, Ukraine’s reconstruction and Russia’s accountability, the presidency reports.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published on 1 June that Ukraine must fully defeat Russia so that the latter would not be able to launch another invasion.

Lithuania so far has not reached an agreement with NATO allies as regards the proposed rotational model of air and anti-aircraft defence on NATO’s eastern flank but discussions continue, says President Gitanas Nausėda.

The recent incursion into Belgorod by Russians fighting on the Ukrainian side is a clear signal to the Russian public that the war has entered their ground, President Gitanas Nausėda told the French media.

On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for talks on bilateral defence cooperation, preparations for the NATO summit in Vilnius, and support for Ukraine, the presidency said in a press release.

Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 22 May, with the focus on continued support to Ukraine and the need for a special tribunal, said the MFA.

A group of legislators from the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrat party (TS-LKD) proposes that criminal liability would apply for publicly supporting or denying Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and occupation of Ukraine’s territory, including Crimea.