The Latest Breaking News from Lithuania

Johnson voices UK support for Nato allies at meeting with Lithuanian PM

The Lithuanian leader says a close relationship with the UK is ‘crucial’ as ‘the times are, so to say, not the calmest’.

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

‘A 1938 moment’: Lithuanian PM warns about Russian troops in Belarus

Ingrida Šimonytė says threats from Moscow and Beijing mean west cannot be mired by self-doubt and division

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

Putin-Macron meeting 'important' but no breakthroughs expected, Kremlin says

A number of summit meetings were held on Monday to try to find a peaceful solution to the crisis over Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Washington to meet Joe Biden.

France 24 · Feb 7, 2022

Lithuania’s resistance to Chinese pressure a test for US strategy

Little Lithuania — population less than 3 million — has been taking a trade battering from China, but it is becoming a test case on whether smaller countries can be persuaded to resist Beijing’s economic coercion.

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022

Vilnius city guide: what to see and do in Lithuania’s pocket-sized capital

A compact, walkable city with a beautiful Unesco-listed old town and dozens of well-preserved ruins, Vilnius will appeal to every type of traveller, says Tamara Hinson

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

Lithuania's resistance to Chinese pressure a test for US strategy - Roll Call

Little Lithuania is standing up to China's economic pressure, making it a test case for its Biden administration allies.

Roll Call · Feb 3, 2022

Covid news: Anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany could relax restrictions in March – as it happened

Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022

Belarus diverts potash supplies from Lithuania to Russia, says PM

Belarus has diverted potash shipments from Lithuania's Klaipeda port to Russian ports after Vilnius decided to halt the use of its railway for Belarus exports of the commodity, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Lithuanian railways halts transport of Belarus potash

The board of state-owned Lithuanian Railways on Monday voted to stop transporting potash produced by Belarus state-owned potash producer Belaruskali unless it gets government approval to resume, the rail company said in a statement.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022

Senior U.S. official to visit Lithuania in show of support over Chinese 'coercion'

A senior U.S. official will visit Lithuania next week to discuss enhancing economic cooperation with the small Baltic nation, which has faced pressure from China for boosting ties with Taiwan.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2022