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Lithuania to Reopen Border Crossings With Belarus

Nov 20, 2025

Lithuania will reopen two border crossings with Belarus on Thursday, weeks after shutting them due to weather balloons used for cigarette smuggling that violated its airspace. The Medininkai and Salcininkai crossings, closed since October…

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Lithuania Closes Airport Again Over Belarus Balloons

Oct 31, 2025

Vilnius Airport in Lithuania was closed for the sixth time this month after weather balloons from neighboring Belarus entered its airspace. Authorities said flights were suspended for three hours as a safety precaution. Officials claim…

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Poland Begins Border Checks with Germany and Lithuania

Jul 7, 2025

Poland has launched temporary border checks at 65 locations along its frontiers with Germany and Lithuania to curb illegal migration. The operation, running from July 7 to August 5, involves 52 checkpoints on the German border and…

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Cargo Plane Crash Near Vilnius Kills One Onboard

Nov 25, 2024

A DHL cargo plane en route from Leipzig, Germany, crashed into a two-story building near Vilnius, Lithuania, killing one person and injuring two. The crash caused a large explosion, with one crew member still missing. Rescue teams are…

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Lithuanian Social Democrats Lead in Elections

Oct 14, 2024

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won the first round of the parliamentary elections with 19.36% of the vote, ahead of the ruling Fatherland Union with 17.96%. LSDP leader Vilija Blinkeviciute plans to form a…

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Lithuania Begins Building Military Base for German Troops

Aug 20, 2024

Lithuania has begun constructing a military base in the Rudninkai region, near the capital Vilnius and 20 kilometers from Belarus, to host German troops. This marks Germany's first permanent troop stationing abroad since…

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Explosion in Lithuania-Latvia pipeline

Jan 14, 2023

Gas transmission center operator Amber Grid reported an explosion in pipeline near the city of Paswol in northern Lithuania that provides natural gas transmission between Lithuania and Latvia. The explosion occurred in an area outside the…

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Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland sign Joint Declaration

Jan 12, 2023

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, Poland President Andrzej Duda, Lithuania President Gitanas Nausėda signed the Joint Declaration following the second Lublin Triangle Summit in Lyiv. The declaration emphasizes that Ukraine has the right…

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Lithuanian Olympic champion calls for action in support of Ukrainians that face war, swims in…

Apr 7, 2022

To protest Russia's attack on Ukraine, Lithuanian Olympic champion swimmer Ruta Meilutyte swam in the red-dyed pond near the Russian Embassy in Vilnius. Meilutyte said that she wanted to draw the world's attention to the Russian occupation…