3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (146+ words) LRT Lithuania mulls building reserve of thousands of electricity generators Vilnius court extends detention in Al Quassem Brigades funding case Documents show Vilnius knew about waste crisis before Energesman deal – LRT Investigation Lithuania’s paramilitary force receive land for drone training…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (173+ words) The government on Wednesday decided to allocate a plot of land in the Varėna municipality in southeastern Lithuania to the country’s Riflemen's Union (LŠS) for drone training. The 51.97-hectare area will be used to train drone operators, develop drone capabilities…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (454+ words) Lithuania is discussing a joint response with Latvia and Estonia to efforts to transit Russian and Belarusian grain through the Baltic states, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Tuesday. Sinkevičius said he discussed the issue by phone with his Latvian…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (579+ words) Lithuania’s interior minister is calling for changes to the rules governing when law enforcement officers can use firearms, including removing the requirement that a danger be unavoidable and restoring the option of firing a warning shot. “The requirement should be…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (300+ words) “I specifically made additional inquiries today, and our services have no such information. As of today, we do not see an increased threat from the Belarusian side,” Matulionis told LRT RADIO. He said that while Russian military installations are present…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (235+ words) Lithuania’s government on Wednesday approved the country’s participation in US-led initiatives aimed at securing supplies of critical minerals and rare earths and strengthening supply chains for advanced technologies. One initiative, a US-proposed agreement on critical minerals, seeks to ensure secure…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (215+ words) Poland will extend border controls on its borders with Lithuania and Germany for another six months, through April 2, 2027, the Interior Ministry said. The controls were reinstated in July 2025 as part of efforts to curb irregular migration within the visa-free Schengen…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Wednesday he expects Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys to return from an upcoming visit to Washington with “good news” about the continued deployment of US troops in Lithuania. “Certain decisions have apparently already been made,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1019+ words) As Lithuania invests in tanks, the debate is often framed as a simple choice: would the money be better spent on drones? But experts say the bigger question is whether Lithuania is adapting quickly enough to the technological changes transforming…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) Leaders of Lithuania’s ruling parties said Monday they had yet to determine the exact military budget for next year but pledged to keep defence spending at or above 5% of GDP. Lithuania allocated 5.38% of GDP to defence in this year’s budget,…...