55 h. ago Lithuanian Defence Ministry classifies audit findings on military spending

The State Audit Office has made a detailed analysis of how military spending has been used in Lithuania over the last three years, but the report will not be available to the public. The Defence Ministry has decided to classify the audit report, LRT RADIO has learned. 

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3 d. ago Klaipėda opens cruise season, welcoming first ship from Britain

Klaipėda kicked off this year’s cruise season as Ambience, a ship owned by Britain’s Ambassador Cruise Holidays, docked at the Lithuanian port’s cruise terminal on Thursday.

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3 d. ago Lithuanian FM says Trump’s statements false, but not ‘Russian narrative’

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys says that US President Donald Trump’s statements about Ukraine are not “Russian narrative”, even though they are false and should be corrected.

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3 d. ago Reeling after Munich, Lithuanian leaders consider new approaches to security

With the new US administration indicating in no uncertain terms that Washington is moving away from Europe, Lithuania, having long been staking its security on NATO and the US, is grappling with the new possible scenarios.

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4 d. ago Lithuanian president to join 2nd European summit on Ukraine remotely

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda will take part in a second summit on Ukraine and European security, hosted by France on Wednesday, via video link, his office confirmed to BNS. 

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4 d. ago ‘The more we pay, the more we owe’: Swiss franc loans keeps Lithuanians in debt

Several hundred Lithuanian households have been paying off an impossible debt in Swiss francs that kept going up instead of down because of the exchange rate. Decade-long litigation with the bank has yet to produce a solution, even though courts have ruled the terms were unfair.  

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5 d. ago LRT ‘political neutrality’ audit raises concerns over editorial independence

The planned “political neutrality” audit of the LRT newsroom has raised concerns among Lithuania’s journalist community. Several professional unions have joined LRT journalists in demanding explanations of why the measure is necessary and whether it will not threaten editorial independence. 

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5 d. ago Lithuanian president to visit Ukraine on 3rd anniversary of Russian invasion

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda intends to travel to Ukraine to attend the commemoration of the third anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion, his senior adviser Asta Skaisgirytė said on Tuesday.

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5 d. ago No specific decisions were expected in Paris, Lithuanian presidential aide says

After European leaders on Monday failed to reach a consensus on how to respond to potential shifts in the US administration’s stance on the war in Ukraine and European security, a Lithuanian presidential adviser says that no specific decisions were expected from the emergency meeting in Paris. 

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6 d. ago Too early to talk about sending Lithuanian troops to Ukraine – speaker

Parliament Speaker Saulius Skvernelis says it is too early to talk about Lithuania sending troops to Ukraine for a peace mission.

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6 d. ago Lithuanian MoD says Europe will raise military spending ‘without delay’

In a radical change of heart, European leaders are now ready to significantly increase their countries’ military spending, says Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė after returning from Munich Security Conference.

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6 d. ago Former Lithuanian FM Landsbergis becomes Munich Security Conference’s advisor

Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania’s former foreign minister, has joined the Advisory Board of the Munich Security Conference, his spokeswoman Paulina Levickytė told BNS on Monday.

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6 d. ago Foreigners would be subjected to lie detector testing under proposal by Lithuania’s MoD

Lithuania’s Defence Ministry is proposing to expand the list of people who could be subjected to polygraph testing by the authorities to include business representatives, candidates willing to become intelligence collaborators and foreigners deemed potential national security threats.

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