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Court upholds extension of arrest of Lithuanian fraud suspect sought by US
The Vilnius Regional Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by a lawyer of Evaldas Rimasauskas, a Lithuanian national who is wanted in the United States on large-scale fraud charges, and upheld the Vilnius District Court’s decision to extend his arrest for three months. […]
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. […]
Foreign affairs
Politics
Foreign affairs
Slovenia’s president astonished in Vilnius by scope of concerns over Russia
Slovenia’s President Borut Pahor said in Lithuania on Monday he was astonished about the strong concerns in Vilnius over the Russian threats, adding he understood the concerns in the Baltic states. […]
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. […]
Foreign affairs
Opinion
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 what was missing from the afore mentioned report – the primary focus on areas which […]
Energy
Defence
CORPORATE
Russian ambassador: Lithuania owes Russia 72 billion US dollars
After another May passed placing a flower crown placed near the monument commemorating those that had perished during Lithuania’s road to freedom, with the before mentioned action the Russian ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov raised quite a few eyebrows: could the denier of Lithuania’s occupation, Moscow have changed its mind and is finally admitting the historic fact with all of its potential consequences? The newest interview with the Russian Ambassador to Lithuania dispelled such hopes. […]
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Lithuania does not possess the ability to mediate nor compromise
According to, political scientist Dovilė Jakniūnaitė there are three main perceptions dominating Lithuanian foreign policy: small stated, a stated that exists closer to Russia and a Western state trying to choose between the EU (Europe) […]
Politics
Seimas launches impeachment proceedings against MP Bastys
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday launched impeachment proceedings against Mindaugas Bastys, a member of the Social Democratic political group in the Seimas, over his ties with people working for the benefit of Russia. […]
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Lithuania starting to build fence on border with Russia
Lithuania is Monday starting to build a protective fence on the border with the Russian Kaliningrad region. […]
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Advised to show solidarity with Poland in probe of Smolensk air crash
Lithuania’s parliament is advised to show solidarity with the neighboring Poland and state support to the resumed investigation of the 2010 airliner crash that claimed lives of then president Lech Kaczynski and another 95 individuals. […]
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Commander of Norwegian tank platoon knows what she would do if she saw Russian tanks in Lithuania
Reis opp, Tiden er inne! (Norwegian: “Get up, the time is now!”). Lt. Silje Johansen Willassen would use this slogan to motivate her 15 soldiers from the mechanized infantry company before battle, which is deployed […]
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Why Paluckas is not aspiring for a seat in the Seimas?
Beginning from the election of the chairman of the social democrat party many questions were raised pertaining to the fact that Gintautas Paluckas not being a Member of Parliament. However, the before mentioned fact about […]
Defence
Lithuanian border guards refuse entry to Russian military team
Lithuanian border guards late on Thursday detained a Russian military team on a transit train traveling from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the capital of Moscow, a spokesman for the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service said. […]