Great article on how tragedy united American and Lithuanian troops via Peter Doran nypost.com/2025/04/01/opi…

Trump asks why Ukraine didn’t fight for #Crimea in 2014. #Lithuania’s retired general Žukas says in a memoir published earlier this year that it was Merkel who personally urged Ukraine not to resist. “She begged them not to spill blood, promised Europe would handle it with Putin"

NEW: Co-founders of Lithuanian crypto token Bankera quietly scooped up luxury properties seemingly with the help of the proceeds of their coin sales — despite the token’s subsequent collapse in value, an investigation by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and 15min has revealed occrp.org/en/investigati…

Investigation by 15min & Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project : Bankera, once a crypto star in Lithuania, raised €100M — but instead of building a "bank for the blockchain era," its founders used the funds to buy luxury real estate via a Vanuatu bank. 15min.lt/verslas/naujie… occrp.org/en/investigati…

Ran into Geert Wilders 🇳🇱 today in Vilnius. He praised Dutch troops in #Lithuania and expressed admiration for Lithuanian history and freedom fights: "Be confident. Never give up.

#Lithuania blocks airspace for Serbian, Slovak leaders heading to Moscow over security concerns, President Gitanas Nausėda tells me in an interview. 15min.lt/naujiena/aktua…

May 9 isn’t a celebration in #Lithuania. For us, it marked a new wave of Soviet terror — and a long guerrilla war for freedom. I wrote about it 10 years ago — even more relevant today. sg.news.yahoo.com/lithuanian-res….

52 political prisoners have been freed from #Belarus, including 6 Lithuanian citizens. Among them is Elena Ramanauskienė, whom Lithuania recognizes as a political prisoner, jailed in 2024 on spying charges. Video: Lithuanian Foreign Ministry

#Lithuania to spend 5.38% of GDP on defense in 2026, according to the draft budget just released by the government

#Lithuania shuts border with #Belarus for a month over security concerns after balloon incidents

Russia and China are using "the same playbook" to pressure their neighbours, #Taiwan’s Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 tells me in an interview. We also talked about Trump, Ukraine, and #Lithuania’s unique decision to host a Taiwanese office. youtu.be/5tjt7BjON74?si…

Lithuanian court has sentenced a Ukrainian national to three years in prison for setting fire to an Ikea store in Vilnius, convicting him of carrying out a terrorist act orchestrated by Russia’s military intelligence service. Photo credit: BNS Lithuania