Lithuania

Lithuania to freeze or confiscate Belarusian assets on its soil

Lithuania's State Defense Council will discuss in mid-December which Minsk-held assets in Lithuania could be frozen or confiscated, President Gitanas Nausėda said in an interview with local TV channel LRT on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 03:18 PM

EU preparing new sanctions on Belarus over meteorological balloons and hybrid attacks on Lithuania

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union is preparing a new package of sanctions against Belarus in response to an increase in meteorological balloons entering Lithuanian airspace and other hybrid attacks, according to a statement she posted on X after talks with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 11:49 AM

Young Ukrainian sentenced for Ikea arson in Lithuania

The Vilnius District Court convicted 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen Danylo Bardadim of arson for planting an explosive device in a Vilnius Ikea store and sentenced him to three years and four months in prison, state broadcaster LRT reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 11:54 PM

Russian militant with Ukrainian passport arrested trying to enter EU

Lithuanian and Ukrainian authorities arrested a Russian fighter who tried to enter the European Union with a Ukrainian passport at the Lithuania-Belarus border, the National Police of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 04:46 PM

Lukashenko threatens to seize stranded Lithuanian trucks

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko threatened to confiscate around 1,100 Lithuanian trucks stranded in his country after Vilnius closed its border crossings, claiming they are under Belarusian "protection" and demanding €120 ($139) daily fees per vehicle, the state-run BelTA news agency reported on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 06:29 PM

Belarus bans Polish, Lithuanian truck transit through 2027

Belarus has banned trucks and tractors registered in Poland and Lithuania from traveling through its territory until the end of 2027, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reported on Nov. 3, citing a decree on the National Legal Internet Portal.

3 November 2025, 02:35 PM

Lithuania closes border with Belarus for one month over air balloon incidents

Lithuania's government has decided to close two key border crossings with Belarus, Medininkai and Šalčininkai, for a month due to a surge in balloon incursions from the Belarusian side, Lithuania's public broadcaster LRT reported on Oct. 29.

29 October 2025, 06:25 PM

Two Russian jets briefly violate Lithuanian airspace

Two Russian military aircraft spent 18 seconds in Lithuanian airspace on Oct. 23, Lithuania’s military said, as reported by Bloomberg.

23 October 2025, 11:51 PM

Lithuania shuts Vilnius Airport after smuggling balloons from Belarus cross its airspace

Several dozen weather balloons carrying smuggled goods from Belarus entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, forcing Vilnius Airport to temporarily suspend operations, Delfi reported, citing Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 08:46 PM

Lithuania outlines what may be included in EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia

The European Union’s 20th sanctions package against Russia is expected to include new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian goods, as well as additional measures targeting the energy and financial sectors, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said, European Pravda reported on Oct. 20.

20 October 2025, 05:36 PM

Dutch Prime Minister Schoof visits Kyiv, honors fallen Ukrainian defenders

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof arrived in Kyiv on Oct. 6 for a visit, where he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored fallen Ukrainian defenders at the Wall of Remembrance on St. Michael's Square, Zelenskyy reported on X.

6 October 2025, 03:03 PM

Russia plotted drone strikes with camouflaged bombs in EU countries

Russian intelligence services allegedly planned a series of sabotage attacks in Poland and neighboring Lithuania and Germany, using drones and explosive devices disguised as household items, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 01:10 PM

Lithuania to invest $540M in air defense but says it won’t fully secure national airspace

Lithuania plans to allocate €500 million ($540 million) in the coming years to develop air defense systems, though that will still be insufficient for full protection of its airspace, Armed Forces Commander Raimundas Vaikšnoras told LRT on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 11:14 AM

Drones spotted overnight above Denmark’s main Royal Air Force base and other military sites

Unidentified drones were spotted overnight, flying over military sites in Denmark, DR News reported on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 06:36 PM

Vilnius airport in Lithuania halts operations twice in one day over suspected drone activity

Vilnius airport twice suspended operations due to suspected drone activity, LRT reported on Sept. 26.

27 September 2025, 02:22 PM

Lukashenko addresses Belarusian activist's vanishing reports

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko reacted to the disappearance of political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich on Sept. 17, by claiming that Statkevich "was already on the brink" and could have "soon died in prison, God forbid" during a meeting with propagandists, pro-regime historians and "experts," Zerkalo.io reported.

18 September 2025, 12:00 PM

Lukashenko denies Belarus’s role in NATO drone incursions

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, claimed his country had “nothing to do” with recent drone incursions into NATO members Poland and Lithuania, according to comments published by state agency BelTA and cited by the BBC on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 02:20 PM

Amid Russian drones in NATO states, Zapad-2025 drills focus on UAVs – Lithuania

The active phase of this year’s joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad drills is placing significant focus on drone use, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene said, LRT reported on Sept. 15.

15 September 2025, 12:56 PM

Russia equips drones with Polish, Lithuanian SIMs since July

Russia has been preparing drone attacks on Poland since July, using Polish and Lithuanian SIM cards for long-range drone navigation and course correction, Ukraine’s military portal Defense Express reported on Sep. 10.

10 September 2025, 12:40 PM

Lithuania offers to help Hungary cut off Russian oil

Lithuania has offered to assist Hungary in breaking free from its dependence on Russian oil, emphasizing that true energy security for the European Union is only possible without ties to Moscow, according to a statement by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

30 August 2025, 12:07 AM

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