Soviet army

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Michnik to Lithuania: Poland always was, is and will be with you

Despite differences, Poland always was, is and will be with you, said the Polish public figure, one of the leaders…

10 years ago
  • Society

January 1991 case expected to reach Lithuanian court this summer

Twenty-four years after the attempted coup of 13 January 1991, parties in the case are studying the materials of the…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Lithuania prepares to commemorate Day of Freedom Defenders

A series of events to mark the Day of Freedom Defenders is starting in Lithuania on Monday in tribute to…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: Is international law really a law?

Although international law as a concept of general principles and customs has been known for centuries, reaching as back as…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania finishes 13 January massacre investigation

Lithuania's Prosecutor General's Office has finished the pre-trial investigation into the 13 January massacre case in which 69 people, citizens…

10 years ago
  • Society

Northern Lithuanian city in rows over Soviet soldiers’ memorial

Conservative members in the city council of Šiauliai, north Lithuania, want to remove graves of Soviet soldiers and an obelisk…

10 years ago
  • Society

Russia’s information war in Lithuania growing in intensity

It is hard to find anyone in Lithuania who does not believe that Russia's propaganda campaigns in the Baltic EU…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian court leaves 13 January massacre suspect in detention

The Court of Appeal of Lithuania on Friday upheld Vilnius Regional Court's decision to extend the detention of Russian citizen…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Legal expert: Russia indicates that it questions Lithuania’s independence

Attempts by Russia's law enforcement agencies to re-open criminal prosecution against Lithuanian nationals who avoided military service in the Soviet…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian foreign minister: Prosecution of Soviet army deserters is absurd as Russia has denied continuity with USSR

Russia's attempts to prosecute persons who refused to serve in the Soviet army is absurd, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President’s adviser: Forcing Lithuanians to serve in Soviet army was a war crime

Chief advisor to the president on interior policy Virginija Budienė says that Lithuanian citizens who left or refused to serve…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Russia reopens criminal cases against Lithuanians who refused to serve in Soviet army

Russia has reopened 25-year-old cases that may lead to criminal charges against young people who refused to serve in the…

10 years ago