January 13, 1991. Months after Lithuania declared independence, Soviets occupy the radio and TV buildings. Journalists working for LRT today were at their desks when the first shots were fired
A controversial law on border protection, which is making its way in the Lithuanian parliament, may allow volunteers from around Europe to join border guard service and use violence against migrants, EUObserver reports
"We were laughed at, criticised and not heard. Now, when we meet leaders, former leaders, they complain and say that we were right. But why are we not being listened to now?"
Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupšys has welcomed the campaign by journalist Andrius Tapinas to buy a Turkish-made Bayraktar combat drone for Ukrainian troops, adding that the Lithuanian military plans to contribute to its acquisition
Lithuanian journalist and social media personality Andrius Tapinas has launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy a Bayraktar TB2 military drone for Ukraine
The North Atlantic Fella Organization (NAFO), decentralised community of activists on social media, has emerged as a prominent force countering Russian disinfo with sarcasm, mockery, and memes. And now they're coming for a summit in Vilnius
To mark Statehood Day on July 6, Lithuania’s Honorary Guard has taken a fresh spin on the country’s Eurovision entry, On Fire by The Roop
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EU foreign ministers met with Garry Kasparov in Brussels on Monday at the initiative of Lithuania and Poland to discuss the activities of Russia's opposition
People in Lithuania have already donated almost 2 million euros to Blue/Yellow, a non-governmental organisation supporting the Ukrainian army, its head Jonas Ohman has said.
Lithuania is planning to open its trade representative office in Taipei in September, Deputy Economy and Innovation Minister Jovita Neliupšienė has said
Ice dancing pair Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevičius left many Lithuanians ecstatic after they won bronze medals at the European Figure Skating Championships. This achievement has renewed calls to grant Reed, a US national, Lithuanian citizenship
Afghan interpreters and translators who helped Lithuanian troops will be provided asylum after they received threats from the Taliban, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said
Lithuania to propose EU sanctions against Belarus’ officials – "We don't want yet another statement of concern; we want action," said Lithuanian Foreign Minister
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The USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), one of the largest US warships, is to arrive at the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda this weekend in a show of NATO solidarity and unity, the Defence Ministry said on Friday
Coronavirus: US firm to produce test kits in Lithuania – Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, an American firm operating in Vilnius, will produce coronavirus test kits in Lithuania
The Latvian parliament has adopted amendments legislating same-sex partnership. This leaves Lithuania lagging behind other Baltic countries, says Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
An employee of the Migration Department has concealed her Russian citizenship and lost both her Lithuanian passport and her job, the department announced on Friday
Lithuania’s state-owned railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LTG) has informed its customers that new sanctions will take effect on more goods transiting between Russia and Kaliningrad in July
On Saturday evening, Lithuanian ice dancing pair Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevičius won bronze medals at the European Figure Skating Championships taking place in Kaunas Žalgiris Arena
"Today, I will sign a decree on introducing the state of emergency, which will be passed by the parliament in an extraordinary session," Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said
The first train on the new Vilnius–Riga connection is scheduled to depart on December 27, the Lithuanian Railways Group’s company LTG Link announced on Friday
Olga Karach, a Belarusian activist who lives in Lithuania, cooperated with the Russian intelligence services, according to Lithuania’s State Security Department
The national pride of Lithuania’s gastro scene – cold beetroot soup, or šaltibarščiai – is getting its own celebration. The first-ever Pink Soup Fest will sweep over Vilnius on June 10
A new law in Lithuania has come into effect on May 1, making it mandatory for municipalities to remove monuments and other symbols in public spaces that propagate totalitarian and authoritarian regimes
Vičiūnai Group, controlled by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis and his business partner Liudas Skierus, was added to Ukraine’s list of international war sponsors
Lukashenko vows to stop human chain 'from Vilnius to Kyiv' – “Well, Alexander [Lukashenko] and Vladimir [Putin], we planned for a much smaller chain but thanks for the idea,” said Andrius Tapinas, one of the main initiators of the idea
Lithuanian FM slams Apple for labeling Crimea as Russian – "We call on Apple to revert this ignorant standpoint [...] there are still people dying in this war," tweeted Lithuanian Foreign Minister
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Mariupol 2, a documentary by Mantas Kvedaravičius, a Lithuanian filmmaker killed in the war in Ukraine, has received the jury’s Special Award at the Cannes Film Festival
In Sardinia, one can find beers with Lithuanian names: Saulė, Mėnulis, Aukso, Kartus. They are made at a local brewery named after the Lithuanian goddess Žemyna. Surprisingly, the brewers have no links to and never visited Lithuania
Vilnius railway station has set up a photo exhibition, displaying images from the war in Ukraine to passengers on Russian transit trains between Moscow and Kaliningrad
The Lithuanian mission in Taipei will open soon, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told Lithuanian journalists, noting that he has already given the go-ahead for the opening.
Lithuanian lawmakers have rejected a proposal to scrap an existing ban on informing minors about LGBTQ+ relations and anything “denigrating family values”
In the first instalment of LRT tapes, we bring you an odd TV report from 1994 about, well, we are not really quite sure about what. But it’s something about bananas
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has called on the international community to remove Russia from the G20 format and suspend its membership in other international organisations after it attacked Ukraine.
The Russian regime is "acting like the Nazis" by denying war crimes in Ukraine, Lithuanian PM Šimonytė says. Lithuanian FM Landsbergis called atrocities in Ukraine "genocide"