COVID-19 is the backdrop as Lithuania votes in national election
Lithuania held the first round of a parliamentary election on Sunday, seen as a vote of confidence on Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis’ handling of the...
Lithuania fears Lukashenko will sign away Belarus independence to Russia
FILE PHOTO: Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius attends a news conference, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Riga, Latvia May 15, 2020....
U.S. troops to start extended exercises in Lithuania amid tensions over Belarus
U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a two-month deployment near the Belarus border, but the government said the move was...
Second most ranked U.S. diplomat to visit Russia, Lithuania to discuss Belarus
The number two U.S. diplomat will visit Russia and Lithuania soon for talks on Belarus, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, as...
Lithuania says Russian military help in Belarus would mean ‘an invasion’
FILE PHOTO: Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius attends a news conference, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Riga, Latvia May 15, 2020....
Lithuania recognizes Hezbollah as a terrorist organization
People affiliated with Hezbollah have been banned from entering Lithuania for 10 years. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, escorted by his bodyguards, greets his...
Lithuania president ‘not so optimistic’ on EU summit deal
Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday he was unsure if EU leaders could reach a deal at a two-day summit in Brussels on an...
Lithuania bans Russian broadcaster RT over ties with Kremlin
Lithuania took Russian broadcaster RT off-air on Wednesday, citing the channel’s ties to EU-sanctioned Russian media executive Dmitry Kiselyov. The move follows a similar ban...