Lithuania ready to expand cooperation with Ukraine on military training – PM

Lithuania is ready to expand cooperation with Ukraine in the field of training and education of the Ukrainian military, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has said Friday. "Lithuania and Ukraine have a wide field of cooperation. One of such …

Illegal tobacco factory uncovered in Latvia after cigarette seizure in Lithuania

Ukraine, Lithuania sign joint statement following intergovernmental consultations

Lithuania lifts defense expense to 4 pct of GDP in 2025

VILNIUS, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's parliament on Thursday approved the 2025 state budget, which raises national defense spending to 4 percent of GDP, the Baltic News Service reported. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda hailed the increase, …

Lithuania ready to invest in production of Palianytsia drone missile – Shmyhal

Lithuania has announced its readiness to invest in the production of the Palianytsia drone missile, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. "We discussed key issues related to our further joint work. Strengthening the defense capability of Ukraine and …

Lithuania ready to invest in Ukraine's Palianytsia missile-drone production

Ukrainian military gets NATO-standard training in Poland, Lithuania

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian soldiers have been receiving training from NATO troops. VOA recently visited one of these training sites where troops from Britain and Canada are training Ukrainian soldiers. Vladislavs Andrejevs has …

Interior minister to halt decision to scrap Russian-language driving tests in Lithuania

Lithuania bans Russian, Belarusian, Chinese citizens from joining defence forces

SEB to move Baltic headquarters to Tallinn in a blow to Lithuania

A Swedish-owned SEB Bank, one of the largest banks in Lithuania, plans to consolidate its three Baltic banks with headquarters in Tallinn.  According to Sonata Gutauskaitė-Bubnelienė, head of SEB Lithuania, the decision was made following the assessment of …