Lithuania
Lithuania's Jewish partisan bunkers caught between Holocaust memory and military expansion
Lithuania was for centuries a center of rich Jewish thought, religious life and secular culture; Vilna, as the capital was known in Yiddish, was nicknamed the “Jerusalem of the North.”
The Baltic country's secret trick: How to visit top attractions for free
HRF petitions Lithuanian court to investigate Israeli dental student for alleged Gaza war crimes
Grapevine, June 24, 2026: Reliving the nightmare - opinion
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,
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Lithuania urges EU to sanction Russian Patriarch Kirill over Ukraine war
Many Lithuanian Orthodox Christians are considering succession from the Moscow Patriarchate.
Ukrainian prime minister visits White House
The Biden administration announced the same day that there will be a new program for Ukrainians who are interested in immigrating to the United States.
Leaders of Poland and Baltic states head to Kyiv
The four join a growing number of European politicians to visit the Ukrainian capital since Russian forces were driven away from the country's north earlier this month.
