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Taking a stand against a famous Newcastle statue

Statue project moves radicalism to the digital space.

Newcastle Herald

‘Unbelievable’: Turkey gives Lithuanian crowdfunders free drone for Ukraine

Gift comes day after Lithuania and Turkey tighten military bonds

The Independent UK

Turkey's Baykar donates drone for Ukraine after Lithuanian crowdfunder

Manufacturer Baykar and Turkey's Defence Industry Agency will donate a Bayraktar TB2 advanced combat drone to Lithuania for transfer to Ukraine, after Lithuanians crowdfunded nearly 6 million euros to buy it, Lithuania's defence ministry said on Thursday.

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Bournemouth teenager Marcus Daws an interesting addition to Northern Ireland set-up

The 18-year-old has been named in John Schofield's squad for games against Spain and Lithuania

Belfast Live

Lithuanians crowdfund £4.3m in just three days to buy military grade drone for Ukraine

‘It’s the third month of the invasion… it’s important to avoid getting used to it,’ says Lithuanian PM

The Independent UK

Lithuanians crowdfund $5.4m for combat drone to Ukraine

Lithuanians donated millions in just three days for Ukraine’s military to buy a Turkey-made Byraktar UAV.

Al Jazeera

Lithuanians raise $5.4 million to buy combat drone for Ukraine

Lithuanians donated more than 5 million euros ($5.4 million) over 3/12 days to buy a Bayraktar unmanned aerial combat drone for Ukraine.

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Ukraine's former President blocked from leaving the country

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was prevented from leaving Ukraine to take part in a meeting of a NATO body in Lithuania, his party's parliamentary faction said on Saturday.

Reuters

'Message to the world' - Lithuanians fundraise to buy drone for Ukraine

(This fixes dollar conversion rate in paragraph 2 in May 27 story.)

Reuters

Lithuanian parliament agrees to consider same-sex partnership bill

Lithuania's parliament on Thursday voted to accept a draft bill legalizing same-sex civil partnerships for further debate, after voting down a similar bill in May 2021.

Reuters

Lithuania calls on EU to provide cash for Ukrainian refugees

Lithuanian Finance Minister Gintare Skaiste urged the European Union on Monday to set up a fund that would help countries welcoming thousands of Ukrainian refugees manage the financial burden, just like the EU did for Turkey in 2016.

Reuters

Lithuania to withdraw its ambassador to Russia from June 1

Lithuania will withdraw its ambassador to Russia from June 1, according to a presidential decree signed on Monday. No replacement has been named.

Reuters

UK, Lithuania boost defence collaboration amid fears of Russian aggression

Britain and Lithuania signed a joint declaration on Monday to boost defence and security collaboration, stepping up London's support of nations that fear Russian President Vladimir Putin will not stop at Ukraine in trying to redraw Europe's borders.

Reuters

Exclusive: Four EU countries call for use of Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine

Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia and Estonia will call on Tuesday for the confiscation of Russian assets frozen by the European Union to fund the rebuilding of Ukraine after Russia's invasion, a joint letter written by the four showed on Monday.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

UK backs Lithuania’s plan to lift Russian blockade of Ukraine grain

Britain supports in principle the call for a naval coalition ‘of the willing’ to restart exports through Black Sea

The Guardian - UK

Omagh bomb suspect Liam Campbell extradited to Lithuania

Man held liable for the Omagh bombing, is due to face charges related to weapons smuggling for the Real IRA

The Independent UK

Man found liable for Omagh bombing extradited to Lithuania

Liam Campbell was arrested by Irish police on Monday, before being handed over to Lithuanian authorities at Dublin Airport on Tuesday.

Reuters

EU ministers fail to persuade Hungary to sign up to Russian oil embargo

EU foreign ministers failed on Monday in their effort to pressure Hungary to lift its veto of a proposed oil embargo on Russia, with Lithuania saying the bloc was being "held hostage by one member state".

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Wales Online

Lithuania's Eurovision song was written in London

One of the countries vying for the win is Lithuania, which will be represented by Monika Liu

France 24

Hungary 'holding EU decision makers hostage' over Russia oil embargo: Lithuanian FM

Hungary's government is "holding European Union decision makers hostage" by refusing to join an EU-wide embargo on Russian oil, according to Lithuania's foreign minister. This comes as EU leaders continue their efforts to gather support for a sixth sanctions package on Russia from all 27 EU member states. The government…

WEKU

Lithuania designates Russia as a terrorist country, a global first

The resolution, which passed unanimously, comes a day after Lithuania's foreign minister publicly urged a regime change in Russia.

Chronicle Live

Five European countries that have no Covid-19 vaccination entry requirements

British tourists can travel without having to prove they are vaccinated, or recovered from Covid, or have tested negative

Reuters

Lithuanian lawmakers brand Russian actions in Ukraine as 'genocide', 'terrorism'

Lithuania's parliament voted unanimously on Tuesday to describe Russia's actions in Ukraine as "genocide" and "terrorism" and to call for a international tribunal, modelled on the Nuremberg Trials after World War Two, to prosecute suspected war crimes.

Evening Standard

Leaving London: ‘We swapped the commuter belt for an off-grid farmhouse in a forest in Lithuania’

Eva Juozaitiene and her husband Mantas swapped the outskirts of London for Lithuania.

The Independent UK

AP Interview: Lithuania FM calls for regime change in Russia

Lithuania’s top diplomat says that removing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle from power is the only way to protect the West and its allies from future threats from Moscow, urging an even tougher stance than the U.S. and many NATO allies have been willing to pursue

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