Lithuania

Lithuania defies U.S. pressure to facilitate Belarusian potash exports

Washington is trying to persuade Lithuania to resume exports of Belarusian potash fertilizer through its Baltic Sea port of Klaipeda, effectively weakening European sanctions against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, Politico reported on Oct. 30.

30 October, 09:28 PM

Lithuanian PM reports unsuccessful arson attempt targeting Starlink equipment storage site

Unidentified individuals attempted to set fire to a facility storing Starlink communications equipment in Lithuania overnight, but the attack failed, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on Facebook on Oct. 18.

18 October, 07:05 PM

Bad weather prevents fighter jets from shooting down unidentified drone over Lithuania

Debris from an unidentified drone was found in Lithuania after fighter jets were scrambled but could not shoot it down due to weather conditions, with officials suspecting it entered from Poland, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reported on Oct. 18.

18 October, 04:32 PM

Latvia and Lithuania declare air alerts after unidentified drone spotted in Baltic airspace

Latvia and Lithuania issued air raid alerts over an unidentified object, prompting the deployment of allied military aircraft, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reported on Oct. 18.

18 October, 10:51 AM

Lithuanian army to reinforce security along Russian Kaliningrad border

Lithuania plans to deploy troops to reinforce security along its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas announced on October 7.

8 October, 09:31 AM

Lithuania scrambles fighter jets after unidentified object spotted near Vilnius

Lithuania declared a possible air threat on Oct. 3 after an unidentified flying object was detected, according to broadcaster LRT, citing Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of the National Crisis Management Center.

3 October, 08:26 PM

Lithuania moves to ban Russian and Belarusian artists who support war

Lithuania’s government has approved a proposal to ban Russian and Belarusian artists and other cultural figures from performing in the country if they have worked in occupied Ukrainian territories, broadcaster LRT reported on Sept. 30.

2 October, 01:02 PM

Lithuanian border municipalities warn of evacuation problems in event of Russian attack

Civil protection officials in Lithuanian municipalities bordering Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast are warning of serious difficulties in evacuating residents if Russia were to attack, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reported on Sept. 26.

27 September, 08:25 PM

Russian state media publishes then deletes article about new ‘special military operation’

Russian state news agency RIA Novosti briefly published and then deleted an article on September 25 warning of a new, short “special military operation” against Lithuania, independent outlet Agentstvo reported.

25 September, 02:19 PM

Lithuania prepares enhanced drone defenses for substation near Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast

Lithuania plans to strengthen protection of its new Gizai substation near Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast, including equipping it with special structures designed to shield transformers from drone strikes, Reuters reported on Sept. 22.

22 September, 01:40 PM

NATO fighter jets intercept drone in Lithuanian airspace

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus overnight on September 15, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda reported.

15 September, 08:24 AM

Kravchenko crosses Ukraine’s border hours after move against NABU chief

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko crossed the country’s border at around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 14 in an official vehicle, Ukrainska Pravda investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach reported, citing law enforcement sources.

14 September, 10:10 AM

Medvedev says Lithuania could ‘disappear from the map of the world’

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev threatened Lithuania with “disappearing from the map of the world” in the event of a military conflict with Russia, Russian media reported on Sept. 11.

14 September, 01:05 AM

Olena Zelenska appears on Elle Lithuania cover for issue dedicated to Ukraine

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska appeared on the cover of the September issue of Elle Lithuania, which is dedicated to Ukraine.

4 September, 04:57 PM

Mourning wreaths placed at arms firms supplying Ukraine across EU

Mourning wreaths and black-ribbon portraits of corporate executives were placed outside defense contractors in Lithuania and Czechia in a coordinated Russian provocation, portal Delfi reported on Aug. 30.

31 August, 11:34 AM

Nauseda: Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit known in advance; results expected next week

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda knew about CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s Aug. 25 visit to Moscow a day before it took place, Nauseda said on Aug. 26.

26 August, 09:28 PM

Lithuania to build military base next to Belarus

Lithuania plans to build a new military camp at the Rudninkai training ground near the border with Belarus for German troops and other NATO forces, Die Zeit reported on Aug. 20.

20 August, 10:39 PM

Lithuanian energy minister shelters overnight in Kyiv during Russian attack

Lithuanian Energy Minister Lukas Savickas, who was visiting Ukraine during a large-scale Russian attack, took shelter and spent the night there, LRT reported.

20 August, 10:17 AM

Lithuania considers cutting Russian transit window from 24 hours to six

Lithuania is considering reducing the amount of time Russian citizens are allowed to spend in the country while in transit, Delfi reported on Aug. 18.

19 August, 11:30 AM

Lithuania to build ammunition plant to supply Ukrainian army

Ukrainian company DEMZ will build an ammunition plant in Lithuania that will initially supply Ukraine's armed forces and later allied countries, Delfi reported on Aug. 15.

16 August, 11:55 AM

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