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Lithuania lifts ban on rail transport of goods into Russian exclave -agencies

The Baltic state of Lithuania has lifted a ban on the rail transport of sanctioned goods into and out of the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, Russia's RIA news agency said on Friday.

Reuters

Taiwan’s Lost Growth (Part 3): Taiwan’s Economy and Profits Have Stagnated Because Wages Have Not Recovered from the 1997 Crisis

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Devon shipyard wins £55million contract supporting 100 jobs

Appledore Shipyard will renovate former mine hunter HMS Quorn for use by the Lithuanian navy

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Revamp for mothballed ex-Royal Navy minesweeper to help fight Russian aggression

HMS Quorn will get a £55million makeover having been sold to NATO member Lithuania, which shares a border with a Russian exclave

Daily Mirror

Kremlin says work still to be done on EU Kaliningrad transit deal

The Kremlin said on Thursday there was still work to be done over a European Union ban on the transit of sanctioned goods to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.

Reuters

Lithuania to keep Kaliningrad trade restrictions while working out new rules

European Union member Lithuania will keep restrictions on trade flows to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad while it works out new rules, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on Thursday.

Reuters

Lithuania will allow sanctioned Russian goods trade to Kaliningrad

European Union member Lithuania will adhere to the EU executive's advice that sanctioned Russian goods can transit to the Kaliningrad exclave, its Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

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EU says Kaliningrad rail transport not banned but should be checked

The European Union executive said on Wednesday that sanctioned Russian goods could transit through the bloc's territory by rail, after tensions between Moscow and EU member Lithuania escalated over trade with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv slams Russian citizenship decree

Ukraine news from July 11: Ukrainian foreign ministry says Moscow’s move is ‘encroachment’ on Kyiv’s sovereignty.

Al Jazeera

Russia warns Lithuania it could take 'harsh' measures over Kaliningrad transit

Russia warned Lithuania and the European Union on Friday that it could adopt "harsh measures" against them if the transit of some goods to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad did not resume.

Reuters

Poland, Lithuania leaders meet troops at NATO bottleneck

The presidents of NATO members Poland and Lithuania have voiced confidence that allied troops can fully safeguard a strategically vital corridor, which links their countries, between Russian ally Belarus and a Russian Baltic Sea exclave

The Independent UK

Lithuanian crowdfunding drive gets Ukraine an armed drone

Lithuania will present a combat drone to Ukraine that was donated by the Turkish manufacturer after a private crowdfunding campaign among ordinary Lithuanians who raised nearly 6 million euros ($6.1 million) for the purpose within days

The Independent UK

Trudy Rubin: NATO 'not doing enough' to help Ukraine win, Lithuanian president says

The tiny Baltic country of Lithuania has always been ahead of the curve in predicting Russia’s aggressive intentions.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lithuanian chilled beetroot soup will keep you cool this summer

The vivid pink-magenta hue and refreshing taste of this beetroot soup are sure to boost spirits, says Yumi Miyaki

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AFP

Nadal 'not perfect' but overcomes lapse to reach Wimbledon last 32

London (AFP) - Rafael Nadal overcame another mid-match lapse to defeat Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in four sets and reach the Wimbledon third round for the 11th time on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Nato will stick with Ukraine as long as it takes, says Joe Biden

US president says he does not know how war will end, but ‘it will not end with a Russian defeat of Ukraine’

Reuters

EU and Russia agree they need a plan for Kaliningrad, says Polish PM

The European Union and Russia agree it is necessary to come up with a plan concerning the movement of goods between the Russian mainland and the Kaliningrad exclave, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

Exclusive-Kaliningrad row: EU nears compromise deal to defuse standoff with Russia

Trade through Lithuania to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad could return to normal within days, two sources familiar with the matter said, as European officials edge towards a compromise deal with the Baltic state to defuse a row with Moscow.

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Benzinga

Putin Ally Declares Russia Will Target This City First If World War 3 Erupts

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The Guardian - UK

‘The Russians could come any time’: fear at Suwałki Gap on EU border

Sixty-mile strip on edge of Poland and Lithuania is seen as vulnerable due to its position between Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus

Al Jazeera

Kaliningrad standoff could reveal if Russia wants to ‘escalate’

Al Jazeera speaks to geopolitical expert Agnia Grigas on the tensions between Russia and Lithuania.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin ally says London will be bombed first in World War 3 in chilling outburst

One of Vladimir Putin's close allies, reservist general MP Andrey Gurulyov, 54, who is also a member of Russianparliament’s defence committee, said Moscow won't target "Warsaw, Paris or Berlin" and launch missiles at London instead

AAP

Gallery dumps Nazi collaborator plaque

A regional art institution has removed the title of one of its most generous benefactors after his past was revealed.

The Conversation

Ukraine Recap: why a small Russian 'exclave' is suddenly so important

Well before Vladimir Putin sent his war machine over the border into Ukraine, the Russian president and his proxies were fulminating about Nato surrounding his country, establishing hostile military bases in its backyard and boxing it into a corner.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: all eyes on Lithuania as sanctions close Russian land access to Kaliningrad

Tensions between Russia and Nato, already stretched considerably by the invasion of Ukraine, have ratcheted up even further over Kaliningrad, a small piece of Russian territory sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast and cut off from mainland Russia.

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