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Moscow Says Calls to Ban Russian Athletes from Olympics ‘Unacceptable’

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said on Saturday that calls from ministers of more than 30 countries to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics were unacceptable, TASS news agency reported. A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will demand that Russian and…

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Finnish president wants Finland, Sweden in NATO by summer

The Finnish president said in an interview published Saturday that he wants Finland and Sweden to be admitted into NATO as full members no later than by the military alliance’s summit in Lithuania in July

The Independent UK

Watch live: Polish, Estonian and Lithuanian ministers sign declaration to enhance cooperation

Watch live as the Lithuania, Estonian, and Polish foreign ministers meet to reaffirm the close cooperation between the three countries.

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Russia says European powers should counterbalance 'aggressive' Poland, Baltics

Russia said on Tuesday that calls by the president of Lithuania to supply Ukraine with fighter planes highlighted the "extremely aggressive position" of the Baltic states and Poland, and that "major European countries" should counterbalance their stance.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin set on 'big war' against NATO as he seeks to install new Iron Curtain

In a sinister forecast, Vladimir Putin sees "the entire eastern Europe" as his "fiefdom" and does not think major Western countries will fight to save Poland and Lithuania

Daily Mirror

First sign of Parkinson's revealed by experts - and it's not what you might think it is

A team of researchers in Lithuania say that the first warning sign of Parkinson's disease is actually "altered speech", as they hope to use an an AI algorithm to catch the disease early on

Daily Mirror

Watch: Zelenksy and Lithuanian president speak with Warsaw students via video link

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his Lithuanian counterpart spoke with students in Poland via video link.

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Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania urge Germany to send tanks to Ukraine

The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania made a joint call to Germany on Saturday to step up its leadership and send its main battle tanks to Ukraine, putting further pressure on Berlin to move faster on aiding Kyiv in its war against Russia.

Reuters

‘It’s not medical tourism, it’s desperation’: rising number of Britons resort to treatment abroad

Despair over NHS waiting lists is driving people who could never afford private care in UK to countries like Lithuania

The Guardian - UK

Russian army launches 'offensive operations' in Zaporizhzhia

The Russian army said Saturday its troops launched an offensive in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, where fighting this week intensified after several months of an almost frozen front. Earlier in the day, defence ministers of the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania urged Berlin to provide Kyiv with Leopard 2…

France 24

Co Tyrone multicultural dance group bringing together kids from all over the world

Dancers at the group come from Portugal, East Timor, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary and France

Belfast Live

Several countries to announce sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine - Lithuania

Several countries will announce sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Friday at a meeting at the German Ramstein Air Base, the Lithuanian defence minister said on Thursday.

Reuters

European states in Estonia pledge weapons for Ukraine

(This Jan.19 story has been officially corrected to say that 9 countries were involved, not 11, in the first paragraph; removes Germany and Spain from paragraph 3, after Estonia revised its statement)

Reuters

Holocaust Documentary Asks Why Lithuania Honors Villains As Heroes

Grant Gochin had seen documentation of Jonas Noreika’s signature ordering the construction of a ghetto to confine Lithuanian Jews.

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Davos 2023: Lithuania sees tank deliveries to Ukraine, pushes for more support

Lithuania's foreign minister said on Wednesday he was confident that main battle tanks would be delivered to Ukraine but the West still needed to do more to ensure Kyiv won the war against Russia.

Reuters

Lithuanian pipeline blast blamed on rupture not attack

A rupture in an old natural gas pipe has emerged as the most likely cause of Friday's blast in the Lithuania-Latvia pipeline, the head of its operator said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Lithuania gas explosion blamed on technical malfunction

The head of Lithuania's national gas transmission system says a powerful gas pipeline explosion that prompted the evacuation of a village in the Baltic country was most likely caused by a technical malfunction

The Independent UK

Explosion in gas pipeline in Lithuania, no injuries reported

Officials say an explosion has occurred in a pipeline in central Lithuania carrying natural gas to the north of the country and neighboring Latvia but no supply disruptions or injuries were reported

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Kyiv says battles ongoing in Soledar and denies Russians have taken town – as it happened

Spokesperson for Ukraine army says statements from Russia that it has captured Soledar ‘are not true’

Reuters

Lithuania-Latvia gas pipeline blows up, but no sign of attack

A gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia was hit by an explosion on Friday but there was no immediate evidence of an attack, Lithuania gas transmission operator Amber Grid said.

Reuters

Poland, Lithuania want lower Russian oil cap, nuclear curbs in new EU sanctions

Poland and Lithuania want to lower the price cap on Russian oil, and target Russia's nuclear sector under new European Union sanctions against Moscow and Minsk for the war in Ukraine, senior diplomats from the two EU countries said on Friday.

Reuters

Other countries may follow Poland's example on tanks, says Ukraine's Zelenskiy

The support offered to Ukraine by Poland and Lithuania may mean that other countries will follow their example, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, after Poland's president said Warsaw would give Kyiv Leopard tanks.

Reuters

U.S. military tanks at Dutch port en route to NATO frontier

A large number of U.S. army tanks and military vehicles began arriving at the Dutch port of Vlissingen on Wednesday, before heading to Poland and Lithuania as part of efforts to strengthen NATO's eastern flank.

The Conversation

Four ways winter heatwaves affect humans and nature

An extreme winter heatwave meant countries across Europe experienced a record-breaking New Year’s Day. New daily temperature records for the month of January were set in at least eight countries: Belarus, Czechia, Denmark, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands and Poland.

The Independent UK

German, Lithuanian lawmakers show support in Taiwan visit

Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan have taken aim at China, saying the world’s second largest economy tried to use all sorts of measures to change Lithuania’s decision to break diplomatic norms in warming up relations with the self-ruled island

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