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Budrys in Brussels: Europe must move forward with tougher sanctions against Russia Added 2025-05-20 Today, on 20 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, participates in the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels. The EU Foreign Ministers will discuss Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, military support and long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, tightening sanctions against Russia, and the use of frozen Russian assets.
The EU is increasing the burden of sanctions on Russia: the 17th sanctions package has been approved, with restrictions imposed in as many as four regimes Added 2025-05-20 Today, on 20 May, the Council of the European Union adopted the 17th package of sanctions against Russia. Targeted restrictive measures were imposed against further 17 persons and 58 entities responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
Lithuania refers Belarus to the International Court of Justice in The Hague over the international law violating migrant crisis caused by the Lukashenko regime Added 2025-05-19 The Government of Lithuania today, on 19 May, filed a case against Belarus at the International Court of Justice seeking the accountability of the Belarusian regime for organizing large-scale smuggling of migrants into Lithuania. The case concerns violations of states’ obligations under the United Nations Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air (hereafter - ‘the Protocol’).
Budrys: peace in Ukraine will mean peace in Europe Added 2025-05-18 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is on a working visit to the Czech Republic. On Monday, 19 May,  in Prague, the Minister met with the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jan Lipavský.
Budrys: The Baltic Sea cannot become the shadow fleet's "playground" Added 2025-05-17 On 17 May in Tallinn, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in the Lennart Meri conference and called for decisive and coordinated action to boost security in the Baltic Sea.
Budrys: Russia is using its shadow fleet against us as a weapon Added 2025-05-16 On 16 May in Estonia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is participating in the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). Together with the Ministers of nine other countries of the region, Budrys discussed sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet and signed a joint memorandum to strengthen the resilience of critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea at the governmental level.
Budrys: Ukraine's NATO membership is the best way to protect not only Ukraine, but also Europe Added 2025-05-16 At an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye on 15 May, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, said he wanted the agreement established at previous summits that Ukraine was on the irreversible path to joining NATO reconfirmed in The Hague.
Budrys: we are committed to achieving a stronger, more prepared, and more lethal NATO Added 2025-05-15 Today, on 15 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye. The Ministers will discuss current Euro-Atlantic security issues, the need to rapidly increase allied defence investments, and ensure the necessary defence capabilities.
Vice-Minister Pranevičius met with the Ambassador of Pakistan Added 2025-05-20 On 20 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Julius Pranevičius, met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to Lithuania, Muhammad Sami-ur-Rehman, who resides in Warsaw.
Added 2025-05-15 On 15 May in Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, attended the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). During the meeting, the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs responsible for Trade discussed EU-US trade relations, European economic security, and trade negotiations with third countries.
Added 2025-05-15 This year, the summer festivals of Tampere, Finland’s second-largest city, will be illuminated by Lithuanian cultural highlights. Lithuanian photography (August 8 – September 7), contemporary dance (May 20–24), guitar music (June 6), theater performances (August 9–10).... These inspiring artistic presentations will delight the residents and visitors of Tampere, thanks primarily to Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson, the former...
Added 2025-05-15 On 15 May, members of the NATO ENSEC COE Steering Committee gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, to participate in the spring meeting, where they discussed current issues of the COE’s activities, financing, personnel, cooperation, and future plans.
Added 2025-05-14 On 14 May in Luxembourg, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, attended the 134th session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe that made a decision to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Added 2025-05-08 On 6-7 May, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, paid a bilateral visit to Dublin, Ireland, where he met with the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne. During the political consultations, bilateral relations, preparations for the upcoming Lithuanian and Irish Presidencies of the Council of the European Union, Europe's security situation, as well as...
Added 2025-05-07 On May 7, 2025, Latvia formally handed over the presidency of the EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) in Azerbaijan to Lithuania, which will preside in close partnership with Ukraine.
Added 2025-05-01 On 29-30 April, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Julius Pranevičius, paid a working visit to Kyiv, where he participated in bilateral political consultations between the Foreign Ministries, met with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, spoke at a conference co-organised by Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine to commemorate the Constitution of 3 May and discuss the continuity of Russian...
Added 2025-04-29 On 29 April, Ambassador-designate Darius Jauniškis, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), presented his letters of credence to the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte.
Added 2025-04-26 On 25 April 2025 in Kyiv, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, together with the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne, who is visiting Ukraine at the invitation of Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister, met with Yevhen Perebyinis, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine. The meeting discussed the pursuit of peace in Ukraine and further support for...
Added 2025-04-25 On April 25, Lithuania's Ambassador to Finland, Edvilas Raudonikis, met with the Speaker of Finland's Parliament (Finnish: Eduskunta), Jussi Halla-aho.
Added 2025-04-25 Today, on 25 April, the Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Lithuania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express a protest over the brutal attacks of the Russian armed forces on civilians in Ukraine in violation of international humanitarian law. It was noted that during peace talks, the Russian leadership was only intensifying the offensive and revealing its...
Added 2025-04-24 On 24 April 2025, the first newly built underground shelter under the "New Bomb Shelters for Ukrainian Schools" programme was officially opened in Molodizhne, Odesa region. The state-of-the-art facility will provide a safe learning environment for 700 students, allowing them to return to offline education amid ongoing security challenges. The large-scale construction was built from scratch and completed in less...