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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
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Final tally: Radarom! raised EUR 14 million for radars for Ukraine!
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OTD: The last Soviet troops left Lithuania on August 31, 1993
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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
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"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?"
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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
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday morning. His visit was not announced in advance due to security concerns
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The Bernardine Cemetery in Vilnius is already turning into a sea of blue scillas. Photo by J. Stacevičius / LRT. More photos here:
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Lithuanian journalist and social media personality Andrius Tapinas has launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy a Bayraktar TB2 military drone for Ukraine
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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
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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
@Lithuanian_MoD
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Happy Independence Restoration Day! Photo by J. Stacevičius / LRT
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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
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Estonia is planning to send additional "officials and equipment" to Lithuania to help patrol the country’s border with Belarus
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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.
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Lithuanian fashion brand booms after being showcased by Meghan Markle – “The so-called Meghan effect has no borders"
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Lithuania marks the Day of Mourning and Hope on Wednesday, commemorating the victims of Soviet deportations that began on June 14, 1941
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Sąjūdis, Lithuania’s movement for independence from the Soviet Union, was founded 32 years ago on June 3, 2020
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There have been more Lithuanians returning home than emigrating for the past four years. What’s behind these trends?
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Lithuania is planning to open its trade representative office in Taipei in September, Deputy Economy and Innovation Minister Jovita Neliupšienė has said
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“I’m proud to call Lithuania a friend, partner, and ally,” US President Joe Biden told Lithuanians in Vilnius
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Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is on an unannounced visit to Ukraine, the Elta news agency reported on Tuesday
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The cancellation of this year's
#Eurovision
has upset many fans in Lithuania who hoped their country would be victorious.
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Winters in Lithuania are often generous with snow. Here’s how Lithuania’s Mažeikiai battled a blizzard in 1994
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Vilnius is planning to buy the HIMARS rocket artillery systems from the United States, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry confirmed
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BREAKING Lithuania’s government has banned flights from landing in the country if they had flown over Belarus
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People in Estonia, Latvia, Georgia, and Ukraine are joining the human chain initiated by Lithuanian public figures to support protesters in Belarus
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In an act of solidarity, Lithuanian and Ukrainian fans chant the name of each other’s country during a football game in Vilnius 🔊🔊🔊
#Lithuania
#Ukraine
#EURO2020
#Euro2020Qualifiers
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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
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Afghan interpreters and translators who helped Lithuanian troops will be provided asylum after they received threats from the Taliban, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said
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Vilnius Pride is taking place later today. Here’s what the first ever LGBTQ+ march in Vilnius looked like back in 2010
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Vilnius and Warsaw have agreed for a passenger train connecting the two capitals to start running in December
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Radarom! update: €2.3 million raised for air surveillance systems for Ukraine
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Lithuania to propose EU sanctions against Belarus’ officials – "We don't want yet another statement of concern; we want action," said Lithuanian Foreign Minister
@LinkeviciusL
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Return of the
#Maybot
? Lithuania’s presidential frontrunner Ingrida Šimonytė dances to
#Metallica
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A sculpture for the only uniquely Lithuanian letter Ė has been unveiled in Kaunas
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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
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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
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Lithuania allows Belarusians to enter 'for humanitarian purposes'
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The Latvian parliament has adopted amendments legislating same-sex partnership. This leaves Lithuania lagging behind other Baltic countries, says Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
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Radarom! update: Seven and a quarter million to get radars for Ukraine
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"I don't care if they should put it in a mausoleum or bury it in a grave," the Latvian foreign minister said on Friday
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Lithuania is joining Latvia and Estonia in banning Russian aircraft from its airspace, Transport Minister Marius Skuodis said on Saturday.
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Vilnius City Municipality is planning to stop offering Russian as a second foreign language to future sixth graders as of the new academic year
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Only three EU countries – Latvia, Romania and Bulgaria – were rated worse than Lithuania
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Taiwan is planning to invest 200 million US dollars in Lithuania, in an effort to shield the country from China's pressure
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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
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Lithuanian diplomat Jovita Neliupšienė has been selected to head the European Union's mission to the United States
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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
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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
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"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
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Mykolas Alekna, a 21-year-old Lithuanian discus thrower, on Sunday broke the world discus throw record, which has stood since 1986
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Lithuanian president stripped ice skaters Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas of a state award after they performed in a show in Russia
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On Monday, Lithuania downgraded its diplomatic ties with Russia and ordered the ambassador to leave the country
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday appointed Laurynas Kasčiūnas as Defence Minister
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Algirdas Švanys, who abducted his daughter and fled to Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad in August, has been stripped of his Lithuanian citizenship
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The main job of the Baltic states is to help Ukraine join the EU, says Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
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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
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Lithuania will withdraw from the Convention banning cluster munitions, the Seimas decided on Thursday
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has announced that the country will hand over Bofors L70 anti-aircraft guns and ammunition to Ukraine
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Olga Karach, a Belarusian activist who lives in Lithuania, cooperated with the Russian intelligence services, according to Lithuania’s State Security Department
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The first train of the reopened Vilnius-Riga direct route departed from Vilnius Railway Station on Wednesday morning fully packed
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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
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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
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Vičiūnai Group, controlled by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis and his business partner Liudas Skierus, was added to Ukraine’s list of international war sponsors
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The departure of Linas Linkevičius marks the end of a significant era for Lithuanian diplomacy, writes Rikar Jozwiak for RFE/RL
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Brussels is not sure how to help Lithuania in weathering China's “economic blackmail”, according to EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
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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
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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
@LinkeviciusL
@LithuaniaMFA
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The Lithuanian fintech company Paysera has halted transfers to and from Russia in solidarity with Ukraine and to reduce risks from the Russian market
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The draft law on civil union, which was removed from the Seimas agenda on Monday, was put back on it on Tuesday
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Russian and Belarusian citizens applying for residence in Lithuania have to prove they are not a threat to national security
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Archaeologists have unearthed an intact bunker of the post-war partisan command of the Samogitian District
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The street where the Russian Embassy in Vilnius is located will be named after Ukrainian Heroes, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius has said.
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The Lithuanian parliament has rejected a partnership bill that would have recognised same-sex unions
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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
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Russia has become a cancer of Europe and the world that must be removed, Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuania’s first post-independence leader, has said
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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
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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
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Hong Kong solidarity rally in Vilnius met with Chinese counter-protesters
#HongKong
#Lithuania
#BalticWay30
#TheHKWay
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On Tuesday, the Estonian parliament voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage, becoming the first Baltic state to do so
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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.
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Lithuanian lawmakers have rejected a proposal to scrap an existing ban on informing minors about LGBTQ+ relations and anything “denigrating family values”
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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
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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.
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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"
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