President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs says Russia is responsible for “weaponising food”.
July182023
July182023
Russia has declared that it was pulling out of the Black Sea Grain Deal with Ukraine. If an international agreement on Ukrainian grain export via the Black Sea is not reached, Lithuania may offer transporting it through Baltic Sea ports, says Asta Skaisgirytė, chief adviser on foreign affairs to President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda.
July182023
President Gitanas Nausėda says Lithuania is ready to open export channels to Ukraine in the Baltic Sea after the Kremlin announced on Monday the deal on Ukrainian grain exports had ended.
July172023
The latest poll has revealed that more people disapprove rather than approve of the Lithuanian Government’s activities, but respondents still find incumbent Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė to be the best suited to head the Government.
July172023
It has been reported that a vehicle column of Russia’s private military company Wagner has been spotted in Belarus. President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda says Wagner presence in Belarus affects regional security situation.
July172023
On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda and President Andrzej Duda of Poland participated in a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the transatlantic flight of Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas at their crash site in Pszczelnik, Poland, reports the Office of the President.
July172023
Amendments to the Law on Protection against Domestic Violence took effect in Lithuania on 1 July. This established a 15-day protective order as a preventative measure against domestic violence. Hundreds of protective orders were issued in the first two weeks since the introduction of the amendments.
July152023
On her first visit to Lithuania, the First Lady of the Republic of Korea Kim Keon Hee July 11th, 2023, visited Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), where she met with King Sejong Institute (KSI) Vilnius students and staff and viewed an exhibit highlighting the activities of KSI. She also viewed a Korean calligraphy exhibit. MRU Rector Prof. Dr. Inga Žalėnienė met with the distinguished guest.
July142023
Ramūnas Karbauskis, chair of the opposition Farmers and Greens party (LVŽS), argues the Government has “not lifted a finger” to have a legal framework in place to tackle threats of child sexual abuse.
July142023
On behalf of the Government and the people of Lithuania, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has sent a message of sincere greetings to France, celebrating its national day – Bastille Day – along with her best wishes for prosperity and well-being, the Government said.
July142023
Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis continues touring Lithuania’s towns and meeting with representatives of the local self-government. On Thursday and Friday he is visiting three cities of Aukštaitija region: Ignalina, Visaginas and Zarasai.
July142023
President Gitanas Nausėda says removing Russian collaborators or the so-called fifth column from authorities is one of the prerequisites for Ukraine to join NATO.
July132023
The Parliament of Lithuania on Thursday discussed the outcomes of the Vilnius NATO summit held on 11-12 July and implementation of regional defence plans. Participants of the meeting concluded that Lithuania has to do a lot of homework and should not delay with procurement of weaponry.
July132023
The Lithuanian Armed Forces together with the allies have completed carrying out assigned tasks during the NATO summit in Vilnius on 11-12 July. Troops and military equipment are returning to places of permanent deployment and to normal standby mode, and will continue the cycle of exercises.
July132023
The Lithuanian police have opened an investigation into alleged data breach related to the NATO summit in Vilnius.
July132023
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Wednesday met with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was visiting Lithuania on the occasion of the NATO summit.
July132023
On Wednesday evening, US President Joe Biden delivered a public speech in Vilnius University’s Grand Courtyard. Earlier, the US president attended the NATO summit in Vilnius.
July122023
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday afternoon held the closing press conference of the NATO summit in Vilnius, stating that major decisions were made over the past two days that would adapt NATO for the future.
July122023
On Wednesday, 12 July, leaders of G7 countries met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius
July122023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks NATO leaders for their decision to waive the requirement of the membership action plan for Kyiv on its path to the transatlantic alliance.