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Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court (LVAT) ruled Wednesday, 15 May, that Lithuania has the right to expel Russian citizen Vladimir Vodo over national security threats.

Authorities have obliged Yuri Borisov to uncover the possibly illegal underground structure in his estate in Trakai district. Russian citizen Borisov is a former donor and adviser to then president Rolandas Paksas who was impeached and removed from office for granting him Lithuanian citizenship.

Vilnius-registered firm Tersis participated in an annual international logistics fair in Moscow at the end of March, Delfi news website reports.

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.

Russian hackers forced several Ukrainian and Latvian television channels to unintentionally broadcast parts of the annual Victory Day military parade in Moscow’s Red Square, the DPA news agency reports.

Wars, thefts, and break-ins – all this is happening not only in the real world, but also on the internet. The growing amount of fake news as well as information and cyberattacks have seemingly become the new normal. However, ignoring or getting used to this is not an option. How to protect yourself ...

NATO on Thursday condemned Russian „malign activities“ on its territory, saying actions like disinformation, sabotage, violence and cyber interference threatened the alliance’s security, AFP news agency 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 ...

Once again, social media is spreading information about luxury purchases allegedly made by the family of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This time, Zelensky's mother-in-law is accused of spending €5 million on a luxurious villa in an upscale Egyptian resort. „Lie Detector“ provides arguments...

In late November and throughout December 2023, social media was abuzz with allegations of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's luxury purchases of two yachts worth a total of €70 million. “Lie Detector“ explains why this story is merely another Kremlin‘s attempt to discredit the Ukrainian leader...

Хабаровского журналиста обвинили в распространении "фейков" об армии РФ "по мотивам политической ненависти" из-за репоста сообщения о событиях в Буче.

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.