Lithuania

Russia hits truck near Polish border in latest strike near NATO

Russia has begun targeting Ukraine's border crossings with its Western allies in recent weeks, part of a growing campaign by both sides to erode the other's economic infrastructure.

Police officers of the "Military Gendarmerie" stand guard in an area near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia, eastern Poland, 30 July 2026, where a flying object hit the ground and exploded in the early hours of the day, the fire service reported.
The Malisoff family sits for a photo in 1907. Pavel Malisoff and his wife Michla sit in the center.

How a new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors

The old Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, circa 1922

US antisemitism envoy pressures Lithuania to stop construction over Vilnius Jewish cemetery

A partisan bunker is seen in Rūdninkai Forest.

Lithuania's Jewish partisan bunkers caught between Holocaust memory and military expansion


Lithuanian FM: Let's sanction the 'duck' out of Iran for drones to Russia

The statement comes as Ukraine considers cutting diplomatic ties with Iran over the Islamic Republic's sales of drones to Russia.

 Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis listens during Nordic-Baltic cooperation (NB8) foreign ministers meeting in Kaunas, Lithuania September 7, 2022.

NATO must do more to protect members against Russia -German defense minister

German defense minister inaugurated a permanent German command center in Lithuania saying it would help move a brigade of troops from Germany to Lithuania in 10 days, if needed.

 Soldiers are seen during German Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen's visit to German troops deployed as part of NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battle group in Rukla military base, Lithuania February 4, 2019.

Israeli med students abroad: 'we'll be forced to take exams on Yom Kippur'

Jewish students at LSMU University shared that they were "forced to participate in classes and/or exams on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, against their traditions and beliefs."

  Israeli medical students at the Jewish Center Kaunas.

Baltics say Ukrainian annexation mirrors their occupation story

Hundreds of thousands of people from the Baltic countries were exiled to Siberia, while many Russians came to settle, increasing the number of Russian-speakers to about a third of the population,

PRISONERS LABOR at the site of Belomorkanal, the man-made channel connecting the White Sea and Baltic Sea that was constructed by Soviet Gulag inmates. Tzvi Netzer served a full year in the infamous Siberian Gulag.

Russia sends 3 hypersonic missile-equipped jets to Kaliningrad exclave

The three MiG-31 aircraft with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles will be on combat alert around the clock.

 A Russian Air Force MiG-31 fighter jet releases Kinzhal hypersonic missile during a drill in an unknown location in Russia, in this still image taken from video released February 19, 2022.

Lithuania widens curbs on Kaliningrad trade despite Russian warning

Additional goods barred from Monday morning include concrete, wood, alcohol and alcohol-based industrial chemicals, a spokesperson for Lithuanian customs said.

 Lithuanian Army soldiers hold Lithuanian and NATO flags during the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO in Vilnius, Lithuania March 30, 2019.

Vladimir Putin still wants most of Ukraine - US intel chief

Ukraine to NATO: Russia wants to dictate world order, enslave Lithuania • Separatist official says 144 prisoners swapped with Kyiv

 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 17, 2022

Russia warns of 'non-diplomatic' response to Kaliningrad restrictions

The tensions come just weeks after a Russian politician called to stop recognizing Lithuania's independence.

 Lithuanian Army soldiers hold Lithuanian and NATO flags during the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO in Vilnius, Lithuania March 30, 2019.

Russian parliament questions Lithuania's independence with new bill

A Russian politician claimed the bill could be used to force NATO out of countries that joined the alliance after 1999.

 Lithuanian Army soldiers hold Lithuanian and NATO flags during the celebration of the 15th anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO in Vilnius, Lithuania March 30, 2019.

The expulsion of Jews from Lithuania and Courland in 1915

In the town of Kuzhi, the local Jews were accused of hiding German troops in their homes prior to a German attack on that town.

The Jewish cemetery of Šeduva, a Lithuanian town once home to a majority of Jews