Last year, the Lithuanian Department of Migration recognized 598 Belarusians and 125 Russians as a threat to the country's national security, Delfi reports. Estimates also show that in 2024, 179 of the 598 Belarusians who pose a threat did not receive a temporary residence permit in Lithuania,

Lithuania is enhancing its border security with Russia through various measures. In addition to deploying a significant number of "dragon's teeth" barriers, the authorities in Vilnius have decided to mine the bridges leading to Kaliningrad.

The jet was forced to divert to Poland after experiencing ‘GPS scrambling’ as it attempted to land in Lithuania

Incidents damaging Europe’s undersea networks have become more frequent since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage.

Lithuania’s president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026

Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuania’s foreign minister, told the Financial Times that Europe was facing a “new era” after the Baltic state, which is next to Russia, said it would spend between 5 per cent and 6 per cent of its GDP on defence from next year until at least 2030. That is about double the current level.

The Baltic country shares a border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, in Helsinki, Finland, January 14, 2025. Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 percent and 6 percent of overall ...

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk met with his Lithuanian counterpart Saulius Skvernėlis to discuss increasing sanctions pressure on Russia and its allies, as well as further support for Ukraine.

The alliance has stepped up intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance activities around the Baltic Sea amid concerns of Russian gray zone warfare.

The Jewish Museum of Moscow commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of Auschwitz, attended by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and five ambassadors. A "March of Life" occurred in Kaliningrad,

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — — Lithuania has decided to raise its ... With the president's pledge, the Baltic nation bordering Russia becomes the first NATO nation to vow to reach a 5% goal called for by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 due to the threat of Russian aggression in the region, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said Friday.