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Experts say no risk of toxic algae in Lithuania after Poland closes Baltic Sea beaches
After Poland has closed beaches along its Baltic Sea coast due to a toxic algae bloom, experts say that that there is no such risk in Lithuania. […]
Defence
Lithuanian airspace must be respected – defense minister
Lithuanian airspace must be respected, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Monday after two Russian military aircraft last week entered the country’s territory over its territorial waters. […]
Defence
Lithuania closely watching Russia-China military maneuvers in Baltic Sea
Lithuania’s defense officials say they are keeping a close eye on the joint Russian-Chinese military exercise gaining momentum in the Baltic Sea. […]
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Defence
NATO jets scrambled once from Lithuania last week over Russian warplanes
Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once from Lithuania to intercept Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. […]
Energy
Defence
Biggest activity of Russian warplanes reported above Baltic Sea last week
NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled six times from Lithuania over Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea. […]
Society
Lithaunia stops search for fisherman missing in Baltic Sea
The 18-hour search for a fisherman reported missing in the Baltic Sea was terminated in Lithuania on Sunday evening. […]
Defence
Russian military ships, aircraft pose no threat to civilians – embassy
Russian military ships and aircraft, which have become more active in the Baltic Sea recently, pose no threat to civilians, Russia‘s embassy in Vilnius said on Thursday, a day after Lithuania handed a diplomatic note to the ambassador. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania hands note to Russia over incidents in Baltic Sea
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday handed a diplomatic note to Russia’s ambassador in Vilnius, Alexander Udaltsov, over incidents in Lithuania’s exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea. […]
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History
Charms and superstitions of pagan Lithuanians
Lithuania remained pagan until the late Middle Ages and, as such, was an object of curiosity as well as hostility for Christian Europe. Paganism, wrote thirteenth-century Franciscan scholar Bartholomew the Englishman, was “ritus mirabilis”. Christian scholars who described pagan rituals did not shy away from negative stereotyping, although sometimes their writings give neutral, almost ethnographic descriptions.
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Defence
NATO jets in Lithuania scrambled once last week over Russian warplane
Fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states were scrambled once last week to identify and accompany a Russian warplane flying in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence. […]
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Luxury cruise ship Europa 2 docks in Klaipėda
A 225-meter cruise ship Europa 2 arrived in Klaipėda on Wednesday. It is one of the most luxurious ships throughout the cruise ship industry. 520 passengers have come to Klaipėda in the Europa 2 which […]
Energy
Drunk German yachtsman nearly crashes into Lithuania’s oil terminal
A recent incident near an oil terminal owned by the Polish company Orlen has drawn attention to security at the facility which is a vital part of Lithuania’s energy infrastructure. If the company cannot protect it, the Lithuanian state may have to step in, the interior minister has commented.
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Russia offers to cooperate with Baltics and NATO to ensure aviation safety
A Russian Defence Ministry official says that Moscow is ready to work with the Baltic and Scandinavian states to prevent incidents in the Baltic Sea, Tass reports. […]
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Lithuania hosts survival training in Baltic Sea
Nearly 100 soldiers are participating in international survival at sea training exercises organised by Lithuania in the Lithuania’s territorial waters. During the training, pilots, on-board technicians, military medical personnel will train how to escape from […]