Russia

The Seimas has voted in favour of extending national sanctions against citizens of Russia and Belarus for another year, rejecting Conservatives’ bid to tighten restrictive measures for residents of the two countries.

Seimas Speaker Saulius Skvernelis has called for a discussion on imposing regional sanctions against Russia rather than national ones as the European Union’s restrictive measures are to expire at the end of July.

On 14 April, Lithuania’s minister of foreign affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, attended the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. During the discussion on Ukraine, the minister stressed that the EU’s priorities are now obvious: focused diplomatic efforts in support of Ukraine and further i...

President Gitanas Nausėda and Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys have extended deepest condolences to the loved ones of victims of Russia’s deadly missile attack on Ukraine’s Sumy on Sunday.

Šiauliai Regional Court on Thursday returned a verdict sentencing Eduardas Manovas, former member of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), to eight years and six months in prison for spying for Russia’s military intelligence.

On 3-4 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys attended the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels. The heads of diplomacy of NATO member countries focused on defence funding, support for Ukraine and the pursuit of a just and lasting peace, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A new Eurocopter H145 helicopter has supplemented the fleet of aircraft of the State Border Guard Service (VSAT). It will monitor and escort trains travelling from and to Russia through Lithuania based on the Kaliningrad transit scheme.

On 3 April, minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss the priorities of the forthcoming Summit in The Hague, including ensuring defence and deterrence, and the importance of increasing defence spending, reports ...

The Donald Trump administration is showing a poor understanding of the situation in Europe, with President Trump and his Vice President Vance seemingly indifferent to Europe’s security. American political scientist Dr. Stephen Blank said this in an interview with Delfi. In fact, "Russia wants not on...

An explosive-like object found on Klaipėda beach on Tuesday is part of a Russian short-range air defence missile launcher, the Lithuanian Armed Forces has said.

On Monday, on 17 March, in Brussels, minister of foreign affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council’s meeting, which focuses on urgent military support and security guarantees for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia, and ensuring the aggressor’s ac...

Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis is optimistic about the talks between Ukraine and the United States that were held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. He says that Russia’s next steps may reveal its true intentions.

While Washington and Moscow leaders are negotiating the outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine, a diplomatic end to the conflict is unlikely in the short term of up to six months, says the latest assessment of threats released by Lithuania’s intelligence agencies Friday.

Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Dovilė Šakalienė, who participated in the Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference, urged the West to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys on Monday is attending the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. On the third anniversary of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, representatives of the Nordic and Baltic countries addressed journalists together, underlining their united po...

After the completion of synchronisation of the Baltic States’ power grids with continental Europe two weeks ago, Lithuania on Monday commenced dismantling power lines leading to Russia’s Kaliningrad district.

US President Donald Trump’s recent harsh statements about the Ukrainian leader sound like Russia’s disinformation narrative, says President Gitanas Nausėda’s chief foreign adviser.

The European Union’s (EU) fresh set of sanctions against Russia, which is to take effect on 24 February, the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shows that Europe’s position on the Kremlin’s aggression remains unchanged, says Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

Russia is now a threat to all of Europe, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who represented the interests of the eight Baltic and Nordic countries at the meeting, warned on Monday after an informal meeting of European leaders in Paris.

Russia develops sabotage capabilities for possible confrontation with NATO, said the Latvian Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) in the unclassified section of its report for 2024.