Lithuania
German army reinforcements reach Lithuania
RUKLA MILITARY BASE, Lithuania (Reuters) - A German army convoy of 130 soldiers and 60 vehicles reached Lithuania, bringing almost half of…
Lithuania warns banks of cyber attacks, power cuts amid fears of war in Ukraine
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Lithuania's central bank has told the country's banks to prepare for power cuts and cyberattacks as Russia's standoff…
German troops arrive to reinforce Baltics amid tensions over Ukraine
Lithuania, Feb 14 (Reuters) - A German military aircraft carrying troop reinforcements landed in Lithuania on Monday, the first of several planned…
Lithuania prepares to take in refugees from Ukraine if needed
Lithuania would be ready to take in people fleeing war in Ukraine if Russia decided to invade its neighbour, Lithuanian Prime Minister…
China suspends Lithuanian beef imports as Taiwan row grows
BEIJING, Feb 10 (Reuters) - China has suspended imports of beef from Lithuania since Wednesday, the General Administration of Customs said, amid…
Lithuania seeks to make U.S. troop deployment permanent
RUKLA, Lithuania, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Lithuania will ask the United States to permanently station troops in the country to help boost…
The Netherlands to increase troops in Baltics
RUKLA, LITHUANIA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Netherlands will increase the number of its troops in a NATO battlegroup in Lithuania to…
Germany discussing sending more troops to Lithuania – defence minister
BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Germany is considering deploying additional troops to Lithuania, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said, as tensions remained high…
Kaunas kicks off European Capital of Culture programme
Lithuania's second city officially launched itself as the European Capital of Culture 2022 on Saturday with an opening event showcasing its contemporaneity…
U.S. clears Baltic states to send U.S.-made weapons to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has cleared Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send U.S.-made missiles and other weapons to Ukraine, three sources familiar…
Lithuania says Russian troops in Belarus pose “direct threat”
VILNIUS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russian troops arriving in Belarus for what Moscow and Minsk say will be joint military exercises are…
Mikhail Gorbachev accused of war crimes by six Lithuanian citizens
Relatives of victims of a 1991 Soviet crackdown against Lithuania's pro-independence government filed a civil lawsuit in Vilnius against former Soviet president…