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Belarusians are facing discrimination and blame for Russia's war in Ukraine

In late September 2022, the International Congress of Belarusian Studies was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. After it ended, an attendee’s car broke down. He took it to a garage but the management refused to service a car owned by a Belarusian. Ultimately, it had to be towed back over the…

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Japan, Lithuania upgrade ties, to start security dialogue

Japan and Lithuania have decided to upgrade bilateral ties and start up security dialogue, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Estonia’s parliament declares Russia a ‘terrorist regime’

Eighty-eight members of 101-seat legislature vote to adopt the measure after Latvia and Lithuania took similar steps.

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US extends battalion in Lithuania as Russia fears persist

Washington (AFP) - The United States will extend its rotation of a heavy tank battalion in Lithuania, which sees no reduction in the threat from Russia since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanian officials said Friday.

AFP

Lithuanians remain calm, but prepare for potential conflict

Officials and locals are ready should Lithuania be dragged into the Ukraine war, and a sense of resilience dominates.

Al Jazeera

Lithuanian PM Ingrida Simonyte: ‘Russia is losing, so Putin is attacking civilians’

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 following Russia’s recent missile attacks on Ukraine, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said the reason civilians are being targeted is because Russia is “losing on the battleground”, and want to “create panic and exert pressure on Ukrainian society - and us”.

France 24

Lithuania's Nauseda: Need to build strong deterrence to keep Kremlin at bay

(Corrects typo in headline)

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Russia says it expelled Lithuanian diplomat in retaliatory move

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it had expelled a Lithuanian diplomat in a retaliatory move.

Reuters

Lithuania declares top Russian diplomat persona non grata

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday declared the top Russian diplomat in the country persona non grata.

Reuters

Port of Immingham welcomes new Lithuania cargo route with Unifeeder

Strong growth in container traffic looks set to continue as weekly Baltic addition confirmed

Birmingham Post

Lithuania raises army's readiness level amid Russia's military mobilisation

Lithuania raised the readiness level of its army's rapid response force "to prevent any provocations from the Russian side", defence minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Wednesday after Moscow announced a partial military mobilisation.

Reuters

M.K. Čiurlionis: Between Worlds at Dulwich Picture Gallery review - mystical and magical (and hobbity)

The work by this artist, a sort of Lithuanian Blake, evokes folk tales and mystic philosophies

Evening Standard

Baltic nations close borders to Russians over Ukraine war

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have closed their borders to most Russians in response to the wide domestic support in Russia for the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Life in a telephone booth after the war

'I asked him if he knew where my parents were.'

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The Guardian - UK

Winslow Homer: Force of Nature; MK Čiurlionis: Between Worlds – review

Life hangs in the balance in the work of the great sea dog of American art, Winslow Homer. Elsewhere, the imaginary landscapes of a Lithuanian visionary

Newcastle Herald

How a Charlestown man was forced to join the Luftwaffe

They yelled, 'Come out with your hands up!'

Reuters

Lithuanian minister says Taiwan office a 'very important step'

The opening of the Lithuanian representative office in Taiwan is a "very important step" for both democracies and the two are on a good track for economic cooperation, a visiting vice minister from the Baltic state said on Friday.

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Taiwan says new Lithuanian office in Taipei begins operations

Lithuania's new representative office in Taiwan has already effectively begun operations though its physical location is still being fitted out, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Tuesday.

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AFP

Lithuania delegation in Taiwan ahead of representative office opening

Taipei (AFP) - A Lithuanian trade delegation was on a visit to Taiwan, the island's foreign ministry said Monday, ahead of Vilnius opening a de facto embassy in Taipei.

Reuters

Baltic nations to restrict entry of Russians, hindering access to EU

European Union members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to restrict the entry of Russian citizens travelling from Russia and Belarus, their foreign ministers said on Wednesday.

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The real story of why you see tie-dyed Lithuanian basketball shirts at Grateful Dead shows

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More German troops begin arriving in Lithuania

Klaipeda (Lithuania) (AFP) - Around a hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Sunday, after Germany pledged to bolster its presence on NATO's eastern flank following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Trio of Boston Celtics alumni push France to 77-73 win over Lithuania in Eurobasket play

Evan Fournier, Guerschon Yabusele, and Vincent Poirier all played a role in France's win over Lithuania Saturday.

Irish Mirror

Ryanair passenger arrested at Dublin Airport after 'drink-fuelled incident'

He is accused of being in an intoxicated state that would give rise to an apprehension that he might endanger himself and others while on Ryanair flight FR2972 from Lithuania to Dublin

Tribune News Service

More muscle? Body oil? Luka Doncic’s weight, fitness look steady as Mavs’ season looms.

COLOGNE, Germany — With a couple minutes left in the first quarter of Slovenia’s EuroBasket-opening win Thursday, center Mike Tobey grabbed an offensive rebound and bullied against Lithuania’s NBA starter, Jonas Valanciunas, for a second-chance layup.

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