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Intelligence is worried: there will be no more silence around Lithuania

Although Russia has failed to defeat Ukraine quickly, this totalitarian and Soviet-like state is capable of continuing the war in…

2 years ago
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A network in Lithuania transmits information to the Belarusian KGB

The Director of the public institution "Dapamoga", Nataliya Kolegova, says that Belarus has detained not only lawyer Mantas Danielius but…

2 years ago
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Laurinkus. The idea of an Intelligence Ombudsperson: Lithuania’s gaps and difficulties in finding a candidate

The Law on the Lithuanian Intelligence Ombudsperson may also find itself on the shelf of vetoed legislation, Mečys Laurinkus writes…

3 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian who was part of a spy exchange talks about his experiences

“It all seems to me like a dream which I don’t want to wake up from. What’ll happen if you…

5 years ago
  • Defence

First spy exchange in Lithuania: how did it happen?

Several decades ago, hostile parties would meet on a Havel river bridge in Germany and exchange captive intelligence operatives. This…

5 years ago
  • Opinion

Baltic governments respond to growing Russian spy threat

The governments of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania face an increasingly large espionage threat from the Russian Federation. Naturally, this threat…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ahead of expulsion of diplomats, Russian ambassador summoned to Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Russia's Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov was Monday summoned to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry. [...]

7 years ago
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  • Politics

Lithuanian court finishes hearing appeals of convicted spies

The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Friday finished hearing the appeals filed by former air force officer and a Russian…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Court sentences Russian to 10 years in prison for spying

The Vilnius Regional Court on Friday sentenced Nikolai Filipchenko, a Russian citizen, to ten years in prison for spying. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian court to pronounce verdict for Russian FSB spying suspect

A Vilnius court will Friday pronounce a verdict for Russian citizen Nikolai Filipchenko charged with spying. [...]

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian prosecutors want Russian spying suspect in prison for over 10 yrs

A Vilnius court has completed hearing the spying case of high-ranking Russian intelligence officer Nikolai Filipchenko whom prosecutors want found…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Reliability of some people in Lithuania’s state-owned companies is a concern

Some of Lithuania's enterprises of strategic importance employ some people whose reliability gives cause for concern and nepotism flourishes in…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian security advised suspending investment of 6 firms due to Russia links in 2016

Lithuania's State Security Department last year recommended suspending investment of six companies in connection to economic and energy security due…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Ex-officer, Russian citizen appeal against verdict in spying case

Former Lithuanian military officer and a Russian citizen have filed an appeal against the verdict of guilty on charges of…

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 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

Former Lithuanian army officer, Russian citizen sentenced for spying

A Šiauliai court on Tuesday convicted former Lithuanian army officer and a Russian citizen on spying charges. [...]

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania not getting answers from Russia on extradition of citizens in prison for spying

Lithuanian authorities have not yet received answers from the Russian Justice Ministry about the possibility for two Lithuanian citizens sentenced…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania blocks plans for data centre over links to Russia’s FSB

Lithuania's authorities have taken steps to halt plans for building what would be the country's largest data centre near Vilnius…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Russian spying gear found in 2016 in 3 computers of state institutions

Spying gear of Russian intelligence services was this year found in computers of three Lithuanian state institutions, says Rimtautas Černiauskas,…

8 years ago