A Russian sonar (sound navigation and ranging device – ed.) designed to detect and locate submarines was found on the Curonian (Courish) Spit in Lithuania on Saturday. Source: Lithuanian military, cited by European Pravda Details: The Lithuanian Navy received a report on 3 February from a civilian about the discovery of a device with Russian […]
The war could bring Vladimir Putin “certain victories” if the West does not help Ukraine resist Russian aggression, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Feb. 3, ahead of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, news agency Ukrinformreports. Borrell said on Jan. 31 that in 2024, the volume of military aid to Ukraine from the EU […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said he is “more optimistic” about the future of the European Peace Fund (EPF), which EU members used to offset military aid supplies to Ukraine. Source: Landsbergis at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv on 27 January Details: Speaking about steps that Lithuania […]
Photo: LRT Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis arrived in Ukraine on Thursday, 25 January, to meet with Ukrainian officials. Source: LRT, reported by European Pravda Details: This is Landsbergis’ eighth visit to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. On the way to Kyiv, he told journalists that this will be a pivotal year […]
Russia might initiate various provocations on NATO’s borders, and Lithuania should expect aggressive rhetoric from the Kremlin. Source: Darius Jauniškis, Head of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), as reported by European Pravda with reference to LRT Quote: “We can see that the Kremlin is preparing for a long-term confrontation with the West and has […]
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has met with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Vilnius. Source: European Pravda, citing Delfi, a news website in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Details: The presidents discussed cooperation issues between Lithuania and Poland, as well as regional security and support for Ukraine. “We will step up cooperation, conduct joint exercises, and […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has stressed that rotating air defence in the regions of the Black and Baltic Seas would be an adequate response to the Russian threat. Source: Landsbergis during a press conference with his Romanian counterpart Luminița Odobescu in Vilnius, as reported by European Pravda, citing LRT, a Lithuanian public broadcaster Details: […]
Expanding NATO’s rotational air defense presence in the Black and Baltic Sea regions would be an “appropriate response to the Russian escalation that is already taking place,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said at a press conference with his Romanian counterpart, Luminița Odobescu, in Vilnius on Jan. 11. NATO allies agreed on this model in […]
Lithuanian food company Viciunai Group has been added to Ukraine’s list of “international sponsors of war” for its continued activities in the Russian market, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) announced on Jan. 4. The “international sponsor of war” title is designed to be “a powerful reputational tool” to encourage the exit of international […]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis believes the West is on the verge of repeating historical mistakes by supporting Ukraine insufficiently in its fight against Russian aggression and has warned against waiting for a “Pearl Harbour effect”. Source: Landsbergis on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Quote: “For nearly 25 years we have been kicking [the] […]
The likelihood that the West will stop supporting Ukraine is very low, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Dec. 25, according to local news outlet Delfi. Read also: Lithuania prohibits empty trucks from crossing Belarusian and Russian borders However, Nausėda also made it clear that if this does happen, the likelihood of Russian aggression against […]
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda believes that Russia may resort to aggression against NATO countries if the West stops supporting Ukraine. Source: Delfi, citing Nausėda in an interview with TV3, as reported by European Pravda Details: At the same time, Nausėda said the probability of ending support for Ukraine is low. Quote: “It will depend […]