10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (468+ words) Some politicians are proposing a gradual shift away from Russian-language instruction in schools serving the country’s Russian-speaking minority, with a proposal to teach all subjects in Lithuanian except the students’ native language by 2030. The Education Ministry says it supports increasing…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1310+ words) Ukraine and Poland, two Central and Eastern European states whose regional influence has often been underestimated, illustrate how middle powers can shape outcomes once reserved for great powers, Maksym Khylko and Adam Reichard write for the New Eastern Europe Magazine,…...

4+ day, 18+ min ago   (193+ words) Poland would be the first to help if the Baltic states were attacked, the country’s Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday. “I, if I were defence minister at the time, would direct a request to the government, to the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (177+ words) US President Donald Trump’s special envoy John Coale, who is planning to visit Belarus in the near future, may also travel to Vilnius, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Thursday. Coale is expected to visit Minsk for talks that could…...

5+ day, 43+ min ago   (146+ words) LRT Lithuania mulls building reserve of thousands of electricity generators Vilnius court extends detention in Al Quassem Brigades funding case Documents show Vilnius knew about waste crisis before Energesman deal – LRT Investigation Lithuania’s paramilitary force receive land for drone training…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (256+ words) Nurkulov is on trial for transferring small sums of money to the Al Qassem Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist organisation Hamas. The defendant maintains, however, that he did not know the Al Qassem Brigades were listed as…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (454+ words) Lithuania is discussing a joint response with Latvia and Estonia to efforts to transit Russian and Belarusian grain through the Baltic states, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Tuesday. Sinkevičius said he discussed the issue by phone with his Latvian…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (529+ words) EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday she hoped US negotiators who visited Kyiv over the weekend had seen for themselves that Russia is not genuinely interested in ending its war against Ukraine. “I’m happy to see that for…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (512+ words) EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday she hoped US negotiators who visited Kyiv over the weekend had seen for themselves that Russia is not genuinely interested in ending its war against Ukraine. “I’m happy to see that for…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (579+ words) Lithuania’s interior minister is calling for changes to the rules governing when law enforcement officers can use firearms, including removing the requirement that a danger be unavoidable and restoring the option of firing a warning shot. “The requirement should be…...