According to a recent poll, 67 percent of Estonian residents agree with the statement that allies must continue offering military aid to Ukraine.
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March132023
Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys has confirmed the statements made earlier by Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas that it is planned to form a division-sized unit in the Armed Forces.
March132023
On 10 March, at the invitation of United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis participated remotely in a meeting of the Group of Seven and other like-minded organisations (G7+), which renewed their pledge to support Ukraine’s energy sector, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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A poll conducted in January 2023 by the public opinion and market research firm Baltijos Tyrimai revealed that the number of respondents has increased who would like incumbent President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda to be re-elected for the second term.
March102023
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says hearing talks in the West that Russia cannot lose and that Vladimir Putin must “have some kind of victory” is causing considerable concern. If Moscow were to achieve any successes, the world would still have to face blackmail and aggression from the Russian dictator, he says.
March102023
Former Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) officer Ivo Jurak was killed in action near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Tuesday, Estonia’s public broadcaster ERR reports citing daily Postimees.
March102023
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says that the Seimas could start deliberating the tax reform package at the end of April or in early May.
March102023
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda may nominate Linas Pernavas to lead the Special Investigation Service (STT), the news website Delfi has reported based on its sources.
March092023
Belarusian autocratic leader Alexander Lukashenko supports Russia’s war against Ukraine by allowing Russia to use Belarusian territory, airspace, and infrastructure, the State Security Department (VSD) stated in its 2023 National Threat Assessment published on 9 March.
March092023
Director of the State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis says Lithuania’s security services did not detect any attempts of foreign interference in municipal and mayoral elections on 5 March.
March092023
Outgoing Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius, a member of the Freedom Party who did not seek for re-election, has endorsed Conservative mayoral nominee and incumbent Deputy Mayor Valdas Benkunskas in the second round of elections in Lithuania’s capitals.
March092023
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas has declared that his ministry is following recommendations and its staff is no longer using Chinese video sharing app TikTok. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it banned the app on service phones in autumn 2022.
March092023
Non-attached MP Agnė Širinskienė, who was elected to parliament with the Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), proposes to remove the draft law on civil union and accompanying legislation from the agenda of the spring session of the Seimas due to geopolitical tensions, complex economic situation and energy crisis.
March092023
On 8 March, Simonas Šatūnas was appointed as Head of Cabinet of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis. He previously served as the head of cabinet of European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius.
March092023
There is unanimous agreement in the informal working group on the establishment of a special tribunal on Russian aggression against Ukraine that Russian leader Vladimir Putin must be convicted, only a question of form to do that remains, the deputy justice minister says.
March092023
National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas says that catchy headlines by foreign commentators should not be given a role in the assessment of Berlin’s position on the deployment of a German brigade in Lithuania.
March082023
The foreign ministers of the Baltic States have issued a joint statement voicing their concern over Georgia’s plans to adopt a law on foreign agents, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
March082023
Finance Minister Gintarė Skaistė says that the state budget deficit projected for both this year and 2022 should shrink.
March082023
Edvinas Kerza, business resilience director at Lithuanian Railways Group (LTG), has revealed that on Wednesday night authorities overseeing sanction implementation stopped 32 freight wagons with sanctioned goods from entering Lithuania. According to him, attempts are also made to circumvent sanctions via Latvia, whereas some companies disregard LTG warnings to stop sanction circumvention.
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On 20 December 2022, Lithuania’s Seimas (Parliament) amended the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Good Will Compensation for the Immovable Property of Jewish Religious Communities, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.