European Union members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called for the "imposition of restrictive measures" against Russia following the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Lithuanian Foreign affairs minister said in a tweet on Sunday.
Russian police detained Navalny at passport control after he flew home to Russia on Sunday, his lawyer, the prison service and Reuters witnesses said.
Police detained prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on arrival in Moscow on Sunday after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first time si.
Lithuanian woman ‘possibly’ missing after landslide in Norway – ministry
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A Lithuanian woman might be among the 10 missing people following a landslide in Norway, according to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry.
“The Lithuanian embassy in Norway has asked the Ost region police for official confirmation about the possibly missing [Lithuanian] citizen,” Vytautė Šmaižytė, a spokeswoman of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry, told LRT.lt. “Local officers say they haven’t lost hope that the missing persons will be found.”
Norwegian media have reported that Rasa Lasinskienė, a Lithuanian citizen, may be among the missing people. She was walking a dog when the landslide happened, the daughter and son of Lasinskienė told Aftenposten.no.
‘Lithuania and its policymaking are more mature now’ – interview with former FM Linkevičius
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Linas Linkevičius / J. Stacevičius/LRT
During the eight years that Linas Linkevičius was directing Lithuania s foreign policy, the country had to chair the EU Council, respond to crises in Ukraine and Belarus, deal with both Barack Obama and Donald Trump in the White House and repatriate thousands of Lithuanians stranded abroad during the coronavirus pandemic.
During this time, Lithuania has matured as a state and gained more confidence, which changed its stance on the international arena, Linkevičius said in an interview with LRT.lt