Kaliningrad

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Russia says its warplanes followed intl practice during flight over Lithuania

Moscow said on Wednesday that two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace in late September in order to avoid a…

7 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled twice last week over Russian military aircraft

NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled twice last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Russian FSB officer going before Lithuanian court for illegally crossing border river

Šakiai district court should Tuesday afternoon start hearing an unlawful state border crossing case, with charges brought against a Russian…

7 years ago
  • 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…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace – Foreign Ministry

Two Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft last week violated Lithuania's airspace, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaite discusses Zapad drills with UN chief

President Dalia Grybauskaite met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres as part of her visit in New York…

7 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled thrice last week over Russian aircraft

NATO fighter-jets conducting the Baltic air-policing mission from Lithuania and Estonia were scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian…

7 years ago
  • Energy

Exporting oil products via Russia would be dangerous for Belarus – Lithuanian PM

If Moscow forced Minsk to export its oil products via Russian railways and ports, that would be economically unviable and…

7 years ago
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  • Foreign affairs

Defmin hopes there won’t be incidents during Putin’s trip to Kaliningrad

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis expects that there will be no incidents as Russian Vladimir Putin will fly to Russia's…

7 years ago
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PM pledges greater govt support for Lithuanians in Poland

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis promised that the Lithuanian government would provide greater support for ethnic Lithuanians living in Poland and…

7 years ago
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Zapad approaches – threats and impressive numbers

Around 100 thousand troops, an aggressive scenario oriented against the Baltic States, potential provocation – these are the reasons cited…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania: Russian FSB spying convict files appeal against the verdict

Russian citizen Nikolai Filipchenko sentenced in Vilnius in early July on charges of spying has filed an appeal against the…

7 years ago
  • Defence

NATO fighter-jets scrambled once last week over Russian warplanes

Fighter aircraft deployed in Lithuania to conduct the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were last week scrambled once…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Minister of Defence notes increased military activity in Baltic Sea region

Military activity in the Baltic Sea region has recently heightened, however, the situation is under control, says Lithuania's Defense Minister…

7 years ago
  • Defence

NATO to closely follow Russia, China, Belarus drills near Lithuania

NATO will closely follow Russia's military exercises near the Baltic countries' borders, including its joint drills with Belarus and China,…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian language learning opportunities in Kaliningrad on decline – daily

The number of schools in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad that are offering Lithuanian-language courses, even as an extracurricular option,…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

NATO jets escort 32 Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea in this year’s busiest week

NATO fighter jets serving in the Alliance's air-policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled nine times last week to…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Jurbarkas district expected to return EUR 1 mln in EU funds – daily

The district of Jurbarkas, which borders the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, is to return almost 1 million euros in EU…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania to appoint new ambassadors to Germany, Italy, Vatican

On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry registered draft legislation on the appointment of new ambassadors to Germany, Italy and the Vatican.…

7 years ago
  • 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…

7 years ago