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Lithuanian PM Ingrida Simonyte: ‘Russia is losing, so Putin is attacking civilians’

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 following Russia’s recent missile attacks on Ukraine, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said the reason civilians are being targeted is because Russia is “losing on the battleground”, and want to “create panic and exert pressure on Ukrainian society - and us”.

France 24

Lithuania's Nauseda: Need to build strong deterrence to keep Kremlin at bay

(Corrects typo in headline)

Reuters

Russia says it expelled Lithuanian diplomat in retaliatory move

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it had expelled a Lithuanian diplomat in a retaliatory move.

Reuters

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Lithuania declares top Russian diplomat persona non grata

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday declared the top Russian diplomat in the country persona non grata.

Reuters

Port of Immingham welcomes new Lithuania cargo route with Unifeeder

Strong growth in container traffic looks set to continue as weekly Baltic addition confirmed

Birmingham Post

Lithuania raises army's readiness level amid Russia's military mobilisation

Lithuania raised the readiness level of its army's rapid response force "to prevent any provocations from the Russian side", defence minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Wednesday after Moscow announced a partial military mobilisation.

Reuters

M.K. Čiurlionis: Between Worlds at Dulwich Picture Gallery review - mystical and magical (and hobbity)

The work by this artist, a sort of Lithuanian Blake, evokes folk tales and mystic philosophies

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Baltic nations close borders to Russians over Ukraine war

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have closed their borders to most Russians in response to the wide domestic support in Russia for the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Life in a telephone booth after the war

'I asked him if he knew where my parents were.'

Newcastle Herald

Winslow Homer: Force of Nature; MK Čiurlionis: Between Worlds – review

Life hangs in the balance in the work of the great sea dog of American art, Winslow Homer. Elsewhere, the imaginary landscapes of a Lithuanian visionary

The Guardian - UK

How a Charlestown man was forced to join the Luftwaffe

They yelled, 'Come out with your hands up!'

Newcastle Herald

Lithuanian minister says Taiwan office a 'very important step'

The opening of the Lithuanian representative office in Taiwan is a "very important step" for both democracies and the two are on a good track for economic cooperation, a visiting vice minister from the Baltic state said on Friday.

Reuters

Taiwan says new Lithuanian office in Taipei begins operations

Lithuania's new representative office in Taiwan has already effectively begun operations though its physical location is still being fitted out, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Baltic nations to restrict entry of Russians, hindering access to EU

European Union members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens travelling from Russia and Belarus, their foreign ministers said on Wednesday.

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The real story of why you see tie-dyed Lithuanian basketball shirts at Grateful Dead shows

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Trio of Boston Celtics alumni push France to 77-73 win over Lithuania in Eurobasket play

Evan Fournier, Guerschon Yabusele, and Vincent Poirier all played a role in France's win over Lithuania Saturday.

Irish Mirror

Ryanair passenger arrested at Dublin Airport after 'drink-fuelled incident'

He is accused of being in an intoxicated state that would give rise to an apprehension that he might endanger himself and others while on Ryanair flight FR2972 from Lithuania to Dublin

Tribune News Service

More muscle? Body oil? Luka Doncic’s weight, fitness look steady as Mavs’ season looms.

COLOGNE, Germany — With a couple minutes left in the first quarter of Slovenia’s EuroBasket-opening win Thursday, center Mike Tobey grabbed an offensive rebound and bullied against Lithuania’s NBA starter, Jonas Valanciunas, for a second-chance layup.

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With Mavs contingent courtside, Luka Doncic guides Slovenia to win in EuroBasket opener

COLOGNE, Germany — Lithuania is a bigger country than Slovenia — in population and geographic size and global recognition — and its men’s national basketball team has more NBA experience and depth.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Statues Topple as Europe Purges Communist Monuments

In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the Soviet Army’s capture of that nation in 1944 was toppled last week. It crashed into a pond to the cheers of those watching. Days earlier in Estonia, a replica of a Soviet tank…

The Independent UK

Statues topple as Europe purges communist monuments

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a renewed push to topple the last remaining monuments to the Soviet army that remained in Europe

Reuters

Timeline: The Gorbachev era and the collapse of the Soviet Union

Here is a timeline of some key events over the nearly seven years that Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91, held power in the Soviet Union.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Split over Russia Visa Ban, Weighs Ukraine Army Training

European Union nations were divided Tuesday over whether to slap a broad visa ban on Russian citizens, torn between a desire to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin and concern about punishing people who may not even support his war on Ukraine. The 27-nation EU already tightened visa restrictions…

Birmingham Post

Environmental champion crowned Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year

Lithuanian native Ingrida Vengalyte has been recognised for her work on infrastructure projects with her employer Jacobs

The Guardian - AU

The Pelosi effect: foreign delegations queue up to visit Taiwan in defiance of China

Since the US speaker’s visit, groups from the US, Japan and Lithuania have arrived in Taipei, vowing they won’t be bullied by Beijing – and more are coming

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