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Preparing to welcome Ukrainians: 11,000 accommodation places already available

As Lithuania prepares to take in refugees from Ukraine, 11,000 accommodation places have already been secured in municipalities, and they would be allowed to work immediately, representatives of ministries told a meeting of the Seimas […]

Ukraine
Central/Eastern Europe

Lithuania prepares for a scenario where 100,000 refugees from Ukraine are accepted

Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė has signed an order to reinstate a one-off payment of €1,000 for migrants who have not been granted asylum in Lithuania and who voluntarily agree to return to their […]

Ukraina, Kijevas
Central/Eastern Europe

Kojala about forgotten attention for Ukraine’s situation: this should concern us

Lithuanian representatives returned from the annual Munich Security Conference in a poor mood. China’s threat was emphasised, while the question of Russian aggression was either circumvented or sounded like calls to improve relations with Moscow. […]

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Crimea two years on from Russian annexation – Lithuanian journalist tells of changes

Artūras Morozovas, a Lithuanian photojournalist who recently returned from Crimea, spoke about how the region has changed over the two years since it was annexed by Russia. […]