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Balloons and Hybrid War: Baltics Call on NATO and EU to Step In

TEC News / AFP February 8, 2026

Nighttime balloon flights carrying illegal cigarettes have forced repeated airport closures in Lithuania, highlighting a growing security challenge along the Belarus border.

Europe No Longer Believes Russia Will Wait Until 2029

Javier Villamor February 6, 2026

A recent wargame suggests that political hesitation, not military weakness, could allow Russia to act before Europe is ready.

By Barzdonas - This image has been extracted from another file, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80106877

Lithuanian Authorities Detain Six Suspects Over Failed Fire Attack on Ukrainian Aid

TEC News / AFP January 16, 2026

The defendants, from Spain, Colombia, Cuba, Russia, and Belarus, face up to 15 years in prison.

Lithuania Probes Damage to Key Baltic Undersea Cable

TEC News / AFP January 5, 2026

Authorities say repairs are under way as investigations continue, amid a series of unexplained incidents affecting regional infrastructure.

Lithuania Jails Three for Defacing Statue of Anti-Soviet Partisan Hero

TEC News / AFP December 23, 2025

A court said the men had acted in the interests of another state when they daubed a statue of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas with red paint.

Eastern EU States Demand Brussels Funding as Russia Tests the Border

Nick Hallett December 16, 2025

Frontline leaders meeting in Helsinki say airspace violations and drone incursions expose gaps in Europe’s defence and can no longer be left to national budgets.

Belarusian Balloon Incursions: Lithuania Declares Nationwide Emergency

TEC News December 10, 2025

Nearly 30,000 air passengers were delayed last month as smuggling balloons repeatedly forced Vilnius airport to close.

‘State of Emergency’ as Lithuania Faces Aerial Threats from Belarus

TEC News December 5, 2025

Vilnius is preparing to deploy its crisis management policy, as smugglers’ balloons keep arriving from one of its hostile neighbours.

Trucks at the Lithuania/Belarus border crossing near Šalčininkai, South-Eastern Lithuania on October 28, 2025

Thousands of Vehicles Stranded After Belarus Imposes Transport Ban on Polish, Lithuanian Trucks

Rebeka Kis November 4, 2025

The decree issued by Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko on October 31st escalates tensions that began after Poland and Lithuania tightened border controls in September.

Commemoration of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom on January 13, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania

Russian Captive Faces Trial in Lithuania for Alleged Ukraine Atrocities

TEC News / AFP October 31, 2025

Ukraine’s prosecutor general called the extradition “a historic and important precedent for the entire international justice system.”

Tag: Lithuania

Balloons and Hybrid War: Baltics Call on NATO and EU to Step In

Europe No Longer Believes Russia Will Wait Until 2029

Lithuanian Authorities Detain Six Suspects Over Failed Fire Attack on Ukrainian Aid

Lithuania Probes Damage to Key Baltic Undersea Cable

Lithuania Jails Three for Defacing Statue of Anti-Soviet Partisan Hero

Eastern EU States Demand Brussels Funding as Russia Tests the Border

Belarusian Balloon Incursions: Lithuania Declares Nationwide Emergency

‘State of Emergency’ as Lithuania Faces Aerial Threats from Belarus

Thousands of Vehicles Stranded After Belarus Imposes Transport Ban on Polish, Lithuanian Trucks

Russian Captive Faces Trial in Lithuania for Alleged Ukraine Atrocities

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