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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda plans to seek allied support over the threat posed by Russia at the NATO summit in London but disagreements among the American, French and Turkish leaders might undermine solidarity.

There's a growing understanding among colleagues in the Baltic states about the problems related to the Astravyets nuclear power plant under construction in Belarus, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs said after his meeting with Latvian and Estonians lawmakers and foreign ministers in Riga on F...

In the context of an emerging conflict between the so-called old Europe and the United States, Western European leaders are actively promoting the new geopolitical axis of Lisbon-Vladivostok which leaves behind the interests of Eastern European countries. An alternative to this project that should e...

Lithuania's justice minister, its prosecutor general and a judicial official are going to the European Parliament next week to ask for solidarity in protecting Lithuanian judges and prosecutors involved in the January 1991 crackdown case from Russia's persecution.

The Nordic and Baltic countries have possibilities to expand their cooperation in the area of security and defense but the initiative should come from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, a Swedish lawmaker heading the Nordic Council, says.

The spokeswoman for Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said she had no information on a possible exchange of spies with Lithuania and Norway.

Lithuania and Russia have agreed on an exchange of people convicted of espionage, well-informed sources have confirmed to BNS.

Two members of Lithuania's four-strong delegation have opted to boycott the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) session that is getting underway in Strasbourg on Monday.

Russia is attempting to further destabilize neighboring countries and has been continuing its "appalling" military action against Ukraine for five years now, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said before the United Nations in New York last night.

New integration agreements between Minsk and Moscow will bring Russia closer to the Lithuanian border "with all the consequences", which is "not a very positive thing", Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said on Tuesday.

The Court of Appeal of Lithuania on Wednesday started hearing the case of two former troops found guilty of spying for Russia.

Пять специалистов Росатома и двое российских военных могли погибнуть на полигоне ВМФ в Нёноксе не в результате неудачных испытаний новой российской крылатой ракеты с ядерным двигателем "Буревестник", а при попытке поднять со дна Двинского залива такую же ракету, упавшую туда ранее. К такому выводу п...

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, backs a parliamentary investigation into Russia's influence on the Lithuanian political system and individual politicians.

Lithuanian customs officers detained a shipment of explosive ammunition at Lavoriskes border checkpoint on the Belarusian border last Monday, Lithuania's Customs said.

Снимки были сделаны в 1999 году.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says he has received assurances from Germany's leaders that sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Moscow stops its aggressive behavior in Ukraine.

It may sound unexpected, but war is a key driver of the technological advancement,” says associate professor Andrius Ušinskas from the Department of Electronic Systems at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU). Recently, the researcher participated in a project on secret communication technol...

Sibire kasmet kyla didelių gaisrų, bet šią vasarą jų dūmai apgaubė kai kuriuos regiono didžiuosius miestus, įskaitant Krasnojarską, o vietos gyventojai piktinasi dėl esą nepakankamų vyriausybės veiksmų. Pastaruoju metu tarnybos suintensyvino kovą su liepsnomis, bet išdegusios teritorijos toliau pleč...

Париж высоко ценит свободу выражения мнений и критикует "явно чрезмерное применение силы" полицией на митингах в Москве. С аналогичными заявлениями выступили также Берлин, Лондон и Брюссель.

Russia bears full responsibility for the United States' decision to withdraw from the bilateral Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius says.