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As drones reshape warfare, Lithuania brings them into the classroom

In Lithuania, children learn to build and programme drones at school. Similar projects exist in Germany. But what can pupils learn from these unmanned systems?

12 October 2026

Europe News

Russian would-be fugitive receives labour camp sentence

A 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism."

8 October 2026

Europe News

Trump says he will consider permanent US military base in Lithuania

US President Donald Trump said he would consider Lithuania’s proposal to permanently host US troops after the Baltic country said it was ready to accommodate a permanent American military presence.

7 October 2026

Europe News

Lithuania takes further step towards lifting nuclear weapons ban

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Lithuania’s move, alongside broader plans to expand US and NATO military infrastructure in the region, risked further escalating tensions.

6 October 2026

Europe Today

Lithuania needs 'NATO response' to Russian escalation, ex-minister

Gabrielius Landsbergis, former Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania, said his country expects hybrid attacks by Russia to be "mitigated by the Allies", as there is "so much Lithuania can do".

28 September 2026

Europe News

Poland and Lithuania preparing cross-border evacuation plan

The Suwałki gap, a strip of territory linking Poland and Lithuania - and therefore connecting the Baltic states with other NATO allies and the rest of the European Union - is of particular importance to the plan.

27 September 2026

Lithuania

New rotation of US troops bound for Lithuania: Lithuanian president

It comes despite repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to reduce the US' military presence in Europe.

22 September 2026

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Removing Usmanov from sanctions could make EU seem weak, Valys says

Vilnius strongly opposes France's push to remove Usmanov from Russian sanctions, its finance minister told Euronews. However, fears of the blacklist expiring will likely lead to his removal despite heavy backlash.

21 September 2026

Europe News

Russian man swims to Lithuania seeking asylum — just to be sent back

A 68-year-old Russian man swam down the Nemunas River from Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to neighbouring Lithuania to seek asylum, only to be returned to Russia.

18 September 2026

Europe in Motion

Burglary and break-ins: Here's where homes are most at risk in Europe

Burglary rates vary widely across the EU as Europe's security alarm market flourishes.

16 September 2026

Europe News

Watch: Aftermath of NATO jets' downing of drone in Lithuania

Drone debris examined after being shot down over Lithuania

15 September 2026

Europe News

NATO 'committed and ready' after shooting down drone over Lithuania

From the Baltics to Poland, Europe's eastern edge is monitoring Russia's war to prevent it spilling over its own borders.

15 September 2026

Europe Today

Lithuania will act fast to a war footing if Russia attacks it, Foreign Minister Budrys says

Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Kęstutis Budrys was speaking on the sidelines of a European Ministers meeting in Ireland. EU ministers were joined by Ukrainian, British, Icelandic, Norwegian and Canadian counterparts where a deteriorating European security situation was top of the agenda.

3 September 2026

Europe Today

Spanish government in turmoil as Ceuta crisis deepens

Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. This morning, a warning from the Lithuanian Foreign Minister on the escalating threat from Moscow. But we start with the deepening crisis facing the Spanish government.

3 September 2026

Europe News

Explosive drone at Leipzig airport: Whose DNA was found?

Following the discovery of an explosive drone beside Ukrainian Antonov aircraft, investigators in Leipzig have found DNA traces. According to several media outlets, there are indications of a link to a case from 2024.

11 August 2026

Europe News

Russia plotting 'false flag' using Ukrainian drones, Lithuania warns 

Moscow could use recovered Ukrainian drone parts to stage an attack on Baltic infrastructure in a bid to undermine NATO support for Kyiv, Lithuania’s defence minister said.

7 August 2026