The prosecutor’s office said the crimes being investigated include deportation and persecution through deportation.
Lithuania’s military forces are staying ready, at a time of increasing concern over Russia’s military activity.
Lithuania borders Belarus, Russia’s Kaliningrad, and the Suwalki Gap, considered NATO’s most vulnerable chokepoint.
Allied forces launch joint patrols near Russia after reports of drone incursions into allied airspace.
Here are the key events on day 1,314 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
German Air Force says its ‘quick reaction alert force’ was ordered by NATO to investigate plane in neutral airspace.
UK police allege Russia-linked spying, as Lithuania and Latvia uncover sabotage plots.
Moscow and Minsk insist, however, that the drills are defensive, adding that Western security concerns are ‘nonsense’.
Moscow accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine peace talks as Donald Trump warns he may be losing patience with Putin.
The release comes as the Belarusian president has sought to mend ties with the West in the hopes of sanctions relief.
UK’s Starmer and France’s Macron will co-host a virtual meeting for the ‘coalition of the willing’ on Thursday
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