Sanctions

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.

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.

Lithuania’s Customs Criminal Service said Wednesday it has seized 18 trucks and semi-trailers and detained four suspects in Vilnius over violations of international sanctions.

On Wednesday in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys met with his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis. The head of Lithuania’s diplomacy called on the European Union to impose tougher sanctions on Russia.

Last week, officers from the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) detained numerous individuals linked to sanction evasion schemes. The suspects were questioned and allegations were made against them.

The preceding Government had imposed restrictions on export of dual use goods to third countries, which took effect on 1 January 2025. The move was adopted as Russia may evade sanctions and use the goods for military purposes. The new Government does not intend to lift the ban but will aim to mitiga...

A private plane registered in Lithuania was detained at Helsinki Airport en route to Russia two weeks ago over alleged evasion of sanctions, LRT public broadcaster’s news website reports.

European Union (EU) foreign ministers on Monday adopted a 15th set of sanctions against Russia. For the first time, EU operators have been called on to wind down their business in Russia and not open any new businesses there, the Foreign Ministry has said.

Acting Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, while on a working visit to the United States of America, testified at the US Helsinki Commission Congressional Hearing on 5 December, in Washington, D., convened to examine the role of Belarus in Russia’s crimes, the ministry has said in a press relea...

Social Democratic prime minister-designate Gintautas Paluckas vows that the new Government will not change Lithuania’s sanction policies towards Belarus. The politician admitted to have "discussed the situation" with a lawyer representing Birių krovinių terminalas (BKT), a bulk cargo terminal that h...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis on Friday met with ambassadors of the European Union member states accredited to Lithuania and urged their countries to reach an agreement on the 15th package of sanctions on Russia.

The EU, US, UK, and multiple other countries have already announced sanctions on individuals that have contributed to the Russian aggression in Ukraine over the past two years. Over 2,200 individuals have already been sanctioned by the EU. I would argue that the number of individuals who should be s...

Two companies registered in Lithuania have fined for breaching international sanctions.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says there is a constant effort put in agreeing additional measures to sanction Belarus.

These days mark two and a half years since the start of Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine – and almost the same time has passed since the introduction of restrictive measures against Russia that had soon turned it into the world’s most san­ctioned nation.

In August, the Customs Department announced that an unnamed Lithuanian company was fined EUR 13.6 million for violating sanctions and exporting 60 lorries to Russia, investigative journalist centre Siena reported.

A Lithuania-registered firm exporting vehicles has been fined by EUR 13.6 million for flouting international sanctions, the customs authority said Wednesday. Six semi-trailers were also seized from the company.

Allegations have been made against four individuals in a pre-trial investigation into suspected circumvention of sanctions by the company Plungės kooperatinė prekyba, part of Vičiūnai Group, public broadcaster lrt.lt has reported.

Lithuanian companies have exported dual-use goods worth at least EUR 130 million to Russia from March 2022 to August 2023 by circumventing sanctions, the public broadcaster’s LRT Investigation Team reported on Tuesday.

Heating equipment supplier Vilpra, owned by the family of presidential candidate Ignas Vėgėlė, might have circumvented EU sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus by supplying goods through Kyrgyzstan, shows a report by journalistic investigation centre Siena, Laisvės TV and Belarusian investigative ...