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French President Emmanuel Macron promised help in the pursuit of negotiations over the resolution of the political crisis in Belarus and the release of political prisoners during his meeting with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Vilnius on Tuesday.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is open to a dialogue with Belarus but will not cross the red lines and will not make concessions to Minsk on the Astravyets nuclear power plant and human rights, his adviser Asta Skaisgiryte says.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says his government controls the potential risks involved in planned investments by Belarus' potash fertilizer manufacturer Belaruskali and local businessman Igor Udovickij in the seaport of Klaipeda.
Lithuania's first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis raises the question of whether Vilnius is making enough efforts to fend off the threat posed by Belarus' almost-completed Astravyets nuclear power plant close to the border.
After the European Union's diplomatic service has cancelled its planned visit to Minsk, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius will not go to Belarus either, diplomats said on Thursday.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda's aspiration to develop ties with Belarus does not reflect any major change in Lithuania's foreign policy and is more of a tactical move, says his adviser Asta Skaisgiryte, leading the foreign policy group.
Lithuania has asked Belarus for assistance in restoring the water level in the Neris River flowing through the two countries after it dropped considerably due to the ongoing drought, Lithuania's Ministry of Environment said on Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the great survivor of European politics. Western leaders come and go, but Putin has persisted. He has managed to hold on to power for nearly two decades, through three foreign wars, two economic crises, multiple presidential and parliamentary elections (of varying...
Lithuanian state-run railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) plans to rent grain railcars from Belarus as Lithuanian grain processors and exporters complain about a lack of them. And the traffic of the existing ones is slow due to ongoing railway repairs, they add.
Eight EU member states, having an external EU land border, have backed Lithuania's initiative to seek more funding for border protection and the creation of a border surveillance standard during their meeting in Vilnius.
The Lithuanian government endorsed on Wednesday an action plan for blocking electricity imports from Belarus' Astravyets nuclear power and thus hampering the project.
A new transmitter will be launched in Lithuania this week for broadcasting the Russian and Belarusian-language services of the US Congress-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) aimed at countering Russian propaganda.
After Latvia's foreign minister restated the country's plans not to block electricity generated by the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP), Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius does not rule out the move is due to economic reasons.
Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission currently on a visit in Vilnius, has again urged Belarus to conduct internationally-monitored stress tests of the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant currently under construction close to Lithuania.
The Lithuanian Air Force on Wednesday recorded a Lithuanian airspace violation by a civilian An-2 aircraft that twice crossed into the country's airspace from Belarus, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Russia's nuclear energy giant Rosatom, which is building the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, had plans to gain a foothold in Lithuania, according to declassified material provided by the State Security Department to the parliament's Committee on National Security and Defence.
Around 1,500 NATO troops this summer will train to defend the so-called "Suwalki gap", a land corridor whose protection would be critical for defending the Baltic countries from Russia, the commander of the Lithuanian Land Force said.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's statements about armed fighters allegedly trained in Lithuania and Poland are aimed at warning future protesters and justifying possible repressions against them.
Poland's decision not to buy electricity generated at the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in Belarus confirms the Lithuanian stance that the utility threatens the whole region, says President Dalia Grybauskaitė.
