The Latest Breaking News from Lithuania

Lithuanian farmer burns grain for heat as cheaper than burning wood

A farmer in Lithuania is having to burn the oats he grows to feed his sheep and the wheat used to make bread in order to heat his home after the price of wood pellets shot up following the invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Nov 18, 2022

Bio of Polish statesman holds lessons on today's Ukraine

Just over a century ago, a revolutionary Polish patriot argued that Russia's hunger for territory would continue to roil Europe unless Ukraine could be separated from Moscow

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Lithuanian president says 'every inch of NATO territory must be defended'

NATO member Lithuania's president said Tuesday evening that 'every inch of NATO territory' must be defended after an explosion was reported in a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

Vladimir Putin's estranged 'goddaughter' seen on CCTV fleeing to West to avoid arrest

Ksenia Sobchak, 40, a leading Russian opposition politician and TV star, has been spotted crossing the Belarus-Lithuania border by foot in leaked surveillance footage

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after house search - state security

Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak is in Lithuania after entering the country on her Israeli passport, the head of Lithuania's counter-intelligence service said on Thursday, a day after Russian police searched one of her houses.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak arrives in Lithuania

Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak — the glamorous daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s onetime boss — has arrived in Lithuania on an Israeli passport after fleeing Russian investigators who raided her home this week

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022

Belarusians are facing discrimination and blame for Russia's war in Ukraine

In late September 2022, the International Congress of Belarusian Studies was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. After it ended, an attendee’s car broke down. He took it to a garage but the management refused to service a car owned by a Belarusian. Ultimately, it had to be towed back over the…

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022

Japan, Lithuania upgrade ties, to start security dialogue

Japan and Lithuania have decided to upgrade bilateral ties and start up security dialogue, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 26, 2022

Estonia’s parliament declares Russia a ‘terrorist regime’

Eighty-eight members of 101-seat legislature vote to adopt the measure after Latvia and Lithuania took similar steps.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2022

Lithuanians remain calm, but prepare for potential conflict

Officials and locals are ready should Lithuania be dragged into the Ukraine war, and a sense of resilience dominates.

Al Jazeera · Oct 14, 2022