Foreign affairs

Lithuanian embassy asks Israel to explain deportation of Lithuanian activist

Lithuania‘s Embassy to Israel on Tuesday handed a note to the Israeli Foreign Ministry with a request to specify the reasons behind the denial of entry to Lithuanian citizen Gabrielė Tervidytė who was working on humanitarian projects in Palestine. […]

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Lithuania won’t send representatives to May 9 military parade in Moscow

No diplomatic representative from Lithuania will attend this year’s May 9 Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has said on Wednesday. […]

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Russian pro-Putin bikers turned back at Lithuania-Belarus border

Two members of the Night Wolves, a Russian motorcycle club that supports Russian president Vladimir Putin, were denied entry into Lithuania on Saturday when they failed to identify the purpose of their trip and were found to be wearing certain Soviet symbols, like a red star. […]

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‘Lithuania cannot remain silent’ about Palestine, says social worker

Lithuania cannot stay silent about the situation in Palestine, said a Lithuanian social worker who was recently denied entry to Israel. […]