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The Riga City Court on Wednesday sentenced Latvian citizen Ivans Tarabanovs to five years and six months in prison and three years of probation supervision for his participation in the war in Ukraine, LETA learned from the court.
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.
The inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States opens new possibilities to halt Russia, says Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, in this year-end interview with Delfi. As 2024 draws to a close, it marks the third consecutive year of a major war oc...
Dmytro Filonenko and his team’s work is critically important during the war, as a significant number of soldiers in the Ukrainian war have lost part of their face or even their entire face. These injuries cause not only physical challenges but also immense emotional pain for the individuals and thei...
On Tuesday, as Ukraine marks 1,000 days since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression, President Gitanas Nausėda addressed all Ukrainians, urging them to remain strong and courageous, the presidency has said.
These days mark the 85th anniversary since the start of World War II in Europe. For several years so far, many analysts and policymakers have been talking about the chances for another military conflict, in which Russia could become the main challenger of the Western world. The plans for European de...
I am writing this while I am in Ukraine again. Fifth or so time after the full scale Russian invasion. I was traveling here to support, to share expertise, to seek investment opportunities now, not waiting until the war ends.
On Friday, the Foreign Ministry held the 9th meeting of the so-called Core Group in Vilnius to create a special international tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression against Ukraine. This is the first time the international law experts have met in Vilnius, the ministry reports.
President’s chief national security adviser Kęstutis Budrys says Lithuania is ready to help Ukraine repatriate military age men if Kyiv deems this needed. Yet he thinks that a regional decision would work best.
Dictatorships in Russia and Belarus, then a full-scale war that Russia launched against Ukraine pushed millions of people to migrate abroad. The total number of foreigners in Lithuania crossed the record mark of 200,000 last year, according to official data from the Migration Department. How locals ...
Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas admits that Lithuania may consider how Ukraine could return conscription age men who had left the country amid the largescale invasion by Russia. Lithuania is not yet taking any concrete measures and is observing decisions adopted in Poland.
A missile launched by Russia at western Ukraine entered Polish airspace on Sunday night. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, who paid a working visit to the United States, calls to send a clear message to Russia that missiles or drones entering NATO airspace will be shot...
Two Social Democrat MPs have criticized the ruling parties for paying little attention to shelters and other civil safety issues in their efforts to boost national defence.
Chief of Defence of Lithuania General Valdemaras Rupšys stresses that Lithuania does not face a threat of war in the near future. Yet he admits that the possibility of an armed conflict exists, but Lithuania is ready to minimise the threat together with NATO allies.
On Thursday, at a meeting of the joint investigative group in Kyiv, Lithuania’s Prosecutor General Nida Grunskienė announced that suspects have been identified in the killing of Lithuanian film director Mantas Kvedaravičius in Mariupol, Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that in 2022, when Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the world became more dangerous for NATO allies as well. However, according to him, NATO took action – activated its defence plans and sent more troops to the east of the Allianc...
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda emphasises that the West is lagging behind Russia in terms of production of military equipment and ammunition. The president highlighted this during a visit to Paris on Monday evening, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Monday evening, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in an international conference of European leaders in Paris at the invitation of President of France Emmanuel Macron to discuss ways of strengthening support for Ukraine, said the Office of the President.
As many as 75% of Ukrainian war refugees intend to return to Ukraine once it is safe to do so, a poll by the Lithuanian office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM Lithuania) shows.
In the event of a Russian attack, Lithuania must be ready to defend itself for at least two weeks, says a former commanding general of US Army Europe.
