5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (1310+ words) Ukraine and Poland, two Central and Eastern European states whose regional influence has often been underestimated, illustrate how middle powers can shape outcomes once reserved for great powers, Maksym Khylko and Adam Reichard write for the New Eastern Europe Magazine,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (193+ words) Poland would be the first to help if the Baltic states were attacked, the country’s Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday. “I, if I were defence minister at the time, would direct a request to the government, to the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (177+ words) US President Donald Trump’s special envoy John Coale, who is planning to visit Belarus in the near future, may also travel to Vilnius, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Thursday. Coale is expected to visit Minsk for talks that could…...

3+ day, 22+ 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, 22+ 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, 6+ hour ago   (529+ words) EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday she hoped US negotiators who visited Kyiv over the weekend had seen for themselves that Russia is not genuinely interested in ending its war against Ukraine. “I’m happy to see that for…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (512+ words) EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday she hoped US negotiators who visited Kyiv over the weekend had seen for themselves that Russia is not genuinely interested in ending its war against Ukraine. “I’m happy to see that for…...

5+ day, 22+ 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…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (465+ words) Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday described the strong showing by Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in a state election as disappointing and said the growing strength of populist forces was a cause for concern. “I view…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (340+ words) Lithuania’s agriculture minister has ordered checks on the origin of all grain transported from Russia and Belarus through the country to prevent the possible transit of grain stolen from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, the Agriculture Ministry said. Agriculture Minister Kęstutis…...