Kaliningrad

  • Opinion
  • Politics

M. Jastramskis: the president cannot walk away from what we currently have

The annual report of the President Dalia Grybauskaitė is receiving both praise regarding its structure and specificity, while others note…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Baltic PMs say their countries ready, feel safe ahead of Zapad war games

The Baltic prime ministers say that their countries are ready for Zapad, a major military exercise to be held jointly…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Regardless of being neighbors with Belarus, Lithuania can’t ignore problems – Linkevičius

Lithuania values the economic partnership with Belarus, however, cannot ignore the problems the country is faced with, says Foreign Minister…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Construction of fence on Lithuania’s border with Russia to start next week

Construction of a fence on Lithuania's border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave is expected to start next week. [...]

8 years ago
  • 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…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Polish airmen scrambled for 1st time from Lithuania over Russian warplane

Polish fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were for the first time scrambled over a…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania readying to build fence on border with Russia

Lithuania's State Border Guard Service has signed a contract with a contractor on building the protective fence on the border…

8 years ago
  • Defence

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania is ready to defend itself

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday that Lithuania was ready to defend itself in the event of Russian aggression as…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian security publishes Russian spy’s identity, asks border residents for info

Lithuania's intelligence on Monday published the identity of a Russian spy operating in the country's territories bordering the Russian Kaliningrad…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian intelligence warns over provocations during Russia-Betarus war games

Lithuania's intelligence on Monday warned about possible provocations held in conjunction with the Russia-Belarus war games to take place close…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian intelligence report in short – 6 key threats

Lithuania's intelligence institutions on Monday published the traditional report of national security threats. BNS Lithuania presents the six key threats…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Putin has designs on Baltic states – US former VP Cheney

Former US vice-president Dick Cheney has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened international security and had "designs on the…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Govenrment plans to step up border protection

Lithuania plans to purchase new equipment to improve the protection of the state border, according to the plan of measures…

8 years ago
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  • Opinion

Vaišnys: Russian propaganda is a part of its politics and its source – its president

Lithuanian schools need media literacy as a subject states Vilnius University Communications faculty dean Professor Andrius Vaišnys. [...]

8 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets scrambled twice last week over Russian warplanes

NATO air-policing jets were last week scrambled from Lithuania twice to identify and intercept Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian Railways to transport coal from Russia

Kuzbasskaya Toplivnaya Company, one of Russia's largest coal exporters, has started hauling crude to Poland via Lithuania. By the end…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

New Kaliningrad governor appointment ‘sign of silovikis’ grip on Kremlin’

President Vladimir Putin has named his former bodyguard as governor of Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland.…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Russia will militarise regardless of what NATO does – Lithuanian MP

Russia keep stepping up its military presence in Eastern Europe and will proceed with the plans regardless of what NATO…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuania’s electricity prices jump to record high

The price of electricity in he Nord Pool exchange, Lithuania‘s price zone, hit a record high of 6.41 euro cents/kWh…

9 years ago
  • Opinion

Finland, Sweden pushed closer to NATO by Russian pressure

Every year, Estonia holds special military exercises called Spring Storm. The exercises are for those conscript soldiers who have just…

9 years ago