We will overcome one obstacle after another, be it technical, political or otherwise, says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, referring to Ukraine's EU membership, which was opposed by European leaders. With experts talking about declining Western arms support for the war-torn country, Ukrain...
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The discussion concerning the fate of frozen Russian assets is becoming more intensive as the Western powers are expected to take on this issue later in January. Most of the experts and now also many policymakers insist that Ukraine needs money to stay in the war, and Russia should be held accounta...
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.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis argues that the State Security Department (VSD) has been given a disproportionate assignment to screen every Belarusian citizen who enters Lithuania.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has landed in Vilnius today at around 10.30 a.m. It his second visit to Lithuania time since the Russian invasion.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius and expressed strong protest over Russia’s recent missile and drone attacks against Ukraine.
Investigative journalism centre Siena reports that Arkadiy Abramovich, a son of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, had his Lithuanian passport renewed last autumn, already after his father was included on the EU sanctions list. This was confirmed to reporters by the director of the Migration Depa...
By the end of 2023, two different trends have emerged quite clearly as it comes to the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Lithuanian instructors have trained 2,900 Ukrainian soldiers this year, the military said. Trainings are planned for another 3,500 Ukrainians next year.
On 18 December, the European Union adopted a new package of sanctions, stepping up restrictive measures against Russia. The package imposes additional restrictions on Russia’s economy and 147 individuals and entities are added to the sanctions list, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia...
President Gitanas Nausėda expects that the European Union (EU) will agree on a financial support package of EUR 50 billion to Ukraine in January.
On Friday, German-made Leopard 2 tanks, which were brought from Ukraine for repairs in Lithuania, were showcased at Gaižiūnai training area, near Jonava, central Lithuania. The Ministry of National Defence announced that the tanks would soon return to Ukraine, which is fighting against Russian invad...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis hopes that this week the European Council will adopt decisions favourable for Ukraine. Yet he admits that so far there are no alternatives in case Hungary keeps blocking talks on Ukraine’s EU accession.
A survey carried out by Vilnius University shows that around 30% of Lithuanians are ready to take up arms to defend Lithuania, while 60% are prepared to contribute to defence in other ways.
Ukraine hopes to start real negotiations for European Union accession early next year, says Oleh Nikolenko, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Institutional reform of the EU should not be a mandatory condition for EU enlargement, he said.
Европейский совет решил предоставить дополнительное финансирование почти на 200 миллионов евро для обучения Вооруженных сил Украины в рамках Миссии военной помощи Евросоюза в поддержку Украины (EUMAM Ukraine), сообщила пресс-служба Евросовета.
Vilnius is hosting Ukraine Green Recovery Conference on 28 November-1 December. On Tuesday, Virginijus Sinkevičius, European commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries, and Ruslan Strilets, Ukraine’s minister of environmental protection and natural resources, spoke at the conference. The com...
Еврокомиссия выделит Украине 50 миллионов евро на восстановление и модернизацию ее портовой инфраструктуры. Такое заявление сделала председатель ЕК Урсула фон дер Ляйен, приурочив его к открытию в Киеве Второго международного саммита по продовольственной безопасности.
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...