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POLITICSOct 8EU pulls sponsorship from Disinfo2026 event in LithuaniaThe EU's diplomatic service, Canada and host nation Lithuania all pulled support from a disinformation event in Vilnius. Amid reports of US pressure, the EU said it was "uncomfortable with the framing" of some panels.DW News [en]
MILITARYOct 8Lithuania says it could pay for a permanent in-country US baseUS President Donald Trump appeared open to the idea, saying Lithuanians are “great people.”Breaking Defense
CONFLICTOct 8Lithuania PM confident of 'huge' NATO response if Russia attacksLithuania is no stranger to the threat posed by Russia given its geography and history.Sky News World
POLITICSOct 7EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 7EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.Politico Tech
POLITICSOct 7Russian man who swam from Kaliningrad to Lithuania in asylum attempt sentenced to six years hard labourA 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism."EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 7‘We will certainly look at it’: Trump says he will consider permanent US military base in LithuaniaUS President Donald Trump said he would consider Lithuania’s proposal to permanently host US troops after the Baltic country said it was ready to accommodate a permanent American military presence.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7A Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison.The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.Meduza [en]
MILITARYOct 6Lithuania takes further step towards lifting nuclear weapons banKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Lithuania’s move, alongside broader plans to expand US and NATO military infrastructure in the region, risked further escalating tensions.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 6Lithuania says it would pay the cost if US establishes military baseLithuania is ready to pay the cost to set up a permanent U.S. military base if Washington should agree to establish one there, the prime minister said.Defense News
POLITICSOct 5Trump says he will ‘certainly look at’ establishing US military base in LithuaniaPresident Trump said Monday he will “certainly look at” establishing a U.S. military base in Lithuania a week after the country’s prime minister said he would welcome U.S. service members into the Baltic state. “They’re friends of mine; they’re great people, so we’ll certainly look at it. They are great people,” the president said when…The Hill
POLITICSOct 2Kasčiūnas : Lithuania does not have a clear channel to talk with the US about security and defencelrytas.lt · Lithuania