Lithuania
While rest of EU mourns, Baltics recall Gorbachev as agent of repression
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Widely praised in the West as a towering statesman who helped end the Cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev was remembered…
Lithuania warns Baltic states, Poland and Finland could ban Russian tourists
European Union members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland, which all share a border with Russia, may stop Russian tourists from entering…
‘Those who think Russia is exhausted are too optimistic’: Lithuania’s former chief of defence
The Russian military in Ukraine suffered a severe blow last week in Crimea, sparking enthusiasm that the tide in the war might…
UPDATED: Kremlin says work still to be done on EU Kaliningrad transit deal
MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday there was still work to be done over a European Union ban…
Lithuania bans flavoured e-cigarettes
A new law has just come into force in Lithuania where flavoured electronic cigarettes will no longer be available in the country…
Polish PM says EU and Russia agree they need a plan for Kaliningrad
The European Union and Russia agree it is necessary to come up with a plan concerning the movement of goods between the…
EU nears compromise deal to defuse standoff with Russia over Kaliningrad
VILNIUS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Trade through Lithuania to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad could return to normal within days, two sources familiar with…
UPDATED: Lithuania: We’re ready if Russia cuts us out of common power grid over Kaliningrad disruptions
VILNIUS, June 22 (Reuters) - Lithuania will be prepared if Russia disconnects it from the regional power grid in retaliation for blocking…
Kaliningrad residents regret Lithuania’s ban on transit to Russian enclave
Kaliningrad region Residents sandwiched between EU and NATO members Poland and Lithuania, expressed fear and regret over Lithuania's transit ban announced on…
UPDATED: Russia warns NATO-member Lithuania over Kaliningrad transit
LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Russia warned NATO member Lithuania on Monday that unless the transit of goods to Russia's Kaliningrad exclave…
Lithuania parliament urges criminal prosecution of Russian leadership
VILNIUS, June 16 (Reuters) - The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday called for the criminal prosecution of Russia's leadership for its invasion of…
Lithuania’s president calls for more NATO troops
VILNIUS, April 22 (Reuters) - NATO should increase its deployment of troops in Lithuania and elsewhere on Europe's eastern flank following Russia's…