Russia

On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with President of Poland Andrzej Duda. Poland recently stated that it is ready to host NATO nuclear weapons. The Lithuanian head of state believes that NATO’s decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Poland would contribute to deterrence and reflect European sec...

The third year of the full-scale war, launched by Russia against Ukraine, which has caused Europe to receive a large flow of refugees, continues. The war affected not only Ukrainians, but also forced some natives of Russia and Belarus to flee, usually those who opposed the authorities of these two c...

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.

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 ...

The Seimas on Thursday voted to pass legislation extending national sanctions on citizens of Russia and Belarus for another year and tightening the checks of Belarusians arriving to the country.

On Friday April 19 Lithuanian Delfi and the Nordic Council of Ministers in Lithuania hosted panel conference titled “Baltic Bridge to Alienating Societies: Discovering Shared Values to Ensure Regional Stability”. The conferences organisers invited a number of experts and professional from various sp...

Lately, social media has been actively circulating posts falsely claiming that Lithuanians should be grateful to Russia for certain invaluable gifts.

Parliament Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen believes that the Seimas did the right thing by rejecting a proposal of the Committee on National Security and Defence to limit Belarusian citizens’ journeys to their home country.

Lithuania’s foreign minister says the European Commission and the Council of Europe are close to deciding on the allocation of profits generated by frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, as “merely technical solutions” need to be found.

A pre-trial investigation has been opened into violation of international sanctions amid reports that a Vičiūnai Group company allegedly transported sanctioned goods and battlefield items to Russia.

On Wednesday, President Gitanas Nausėda opened the Baltic Sea High Level Energy Security Meeting at Vilnius Town Hall, said the president’s press service.

Public broadcaster LRT has reported that Plungės kooperatinė prekyba, a company of Vičiūnai Group, more than ten times transported sanctioned goods from Lithuania to Vičiūnai-Rus factory in Sovetsk, Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast.

On 25-31 March, the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled six times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the National Defence Ministry reports.

Valeriy Ivanov, former leader of pro-Soviet organisation Yedinstvo, has missed the deadline to appeal against the Migration Department’s decision to send him away from Lithuania and will now be expelled from the country.

Kremlin propaganda portals and social media accounts are actively spreading news about the alleged involvement of a charity foundation by Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska in child trafficking. They allege that children are sold to into slavery, trafficked for organs, or send to paedophiles in wea...

Social media is replete with content attempting to justify Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. It is asserted that the United Nations (UN) Charter grants Russia the right to denazify other countries if it perceives a Nazi threat. "Lie Detector” debunks these claims as false and explains why.

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...

Rusijos žiniasklaida skelbia, kad žudynes Maskvos koncertų salėje surengę teroristai buvo penki, su savimi jie turėjo didelį kiekį šaudmenų ir degaus skysčio, veidus slėpė po kaukėmis. Pasak liudininkų, į žmones šaudę žudikai veikė taip, tarsi viską būtų iš anksto anksto kruopščiai suplanavę ir rimt...

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda calls to ban Russian grain import to the European Union and to include Russia’s atomic energy corporation Rosatom, more banks and Russian aluminium in the EU’s 14th package of sanctions on Moscow.

Retired US General Ben Hodges, despite his official retirement, remains deeply involved in NATO logistics and advising on security matters in Eastern Europe. In an exclusive interview with DELFI, he emphasizes the crucial role of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership in bolstering the alliance's defe...