Lithuania Sends Additional Troops To The Border With Belarus

1 In response to the increase in illegal migrants. Lithuania is sending additional military forces to the border with Belarus in response to an increase in the number of illegal migrants trying to cross the border from the neighboring country. This was …

Lithuania to Bolster Local Defense Industry With $337-Million Investment

Lithuania is investing 300 million euros ($337.4 million) to boost its defense industry capabilities and establish itself as a regional center for the security sector. Under the Vytis Initiative, the country will operate as a “one-stop shop” for businesses …

Lithuania exits anti-personnel mine convention amid Russo-Belarusian threats

Lithuania officially announced its withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines on 8 May 2025. The decision was passed by the Seimas, Lithuania’s parliament, with 107 votes in favor and three abstentions. The withdrawal, as stated by …

Lithuania Investigates Crypto Startup Bankera Over €100M Token Sale

An investigation by OCCRP and Lithuania's 15min has prompted authorities to launch a probe into the founders of Bankera, a crypto-finance firm that raised over €100 million in a 2018 initial coin offering (ICO). The announcement from Lithuania’s …

Offaly boxing starlet wins gold in Lithuania

A STUDENT at the Sacred Heart School in Tullamore has achieved an extraordinary sporting milestone on the international stage. Akvile Siupieniute, aged just 14, has been crowned the Lithuanian national boxing champion in the 54kg weight category after a …

Lithuania to deploy troops to Belarus border amid increase of migrants

Amnesty International slams Lithuania’s ‘retrograde move’ to exit landmine ban treaty

Lithuania wants monument in Brussels for Nazi and Soviet crimes – president

Lithuania is working to have a monument to Nazi and Soviet crimes built in Brussels, President Gitanas Nausėda says. Such a moment would raise awareness about twentieth-century totalitarian regimes among people in Western Europe, he added. “We are working …

Lithuania’s Seimas vows to never recognise Russia’s claim to Ukrainian territories

The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, has passed a resolution declaring it will not recognise Russia’s claims to seized Ukrainian territories. The resolution was adopted on Thursday with 118 votes in favour and no votes against or abstentions. “Any seizures …

Lithuania to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Lithuania will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines — this decision was made by the countryʼs parliament. This was reported by the Lithuanian broadcaster LRT. 107 MPs voted in favor of withdrawing from the …