{"source":"lt-mod","name":"Lithuania MOD press","kind":"widget","via":"native","records":[{"id":"lt-mod:0","title":"Do you know where your nearest shelter is? Only one in five Lithuanians do","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Do you know where your nearest shelter is? Only one in five Lithuanians do","summary":"In May, Lithuania declared its first-ever air-raid alert after drones entered the country's airspace, instructing residents to head to their nearest shelter. In the aftermath, it emerged that some shelters were inaccessible when needed - and, perhaps more troublingly, that many people had no idea where to go in the first place.","published":"2026-07-17T06:09:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2992277/do-you-know-where-your-nearest-shelter-is-only-one-in-five-lithuanians-do","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:1","title":"New minister says border guards should be allowed to use firearms against migrants","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"New minister says border guards should be allowed to use firearms against migrants","summary":"Lithuania's new interior minister has defended giving border guards the right to use firearms against irregular migrants, arguing that officers cannot be expected to protect the country's border without the means to protect themselves, and the state, if the situation demands it.","published":"2026-07-16T14:40:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2992108/new-minister-says-border-guards-should-be-allowed-to-use-firearms-against-migrants","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:2","title":"NATO air defence pledge for Baltics: promises and reality","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"NATO air defence pledge for Baltics: promises and reality","summary":"Despite positive announcements about a new air defence mission in the Baltic region, NATO has not fulfilled a three-year-old pledge made in Vilnius to maintain a rotational deployment of air defence systems in the Baltic states, officials and experts say.","published":"2026-07-16T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2989202/nato-air-defence-pledge-for-baltics-promises-and-reality","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:3","title":"Moscow rejects Lithuanian claims of possible Russian attacks on Baltic infrastructure","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Moscow rejects Lithuanian claims of possible Russian attacks on Baltic infrastructure","summary":"The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Lithuanian claims that Russia could be planning attacks on critical infrastructure in Poland or the Baltic states, describing the allegations as an attempt to justify further NATO militarisation in the region.","published":"2026-07-15T13:50:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2991333/moscow-rejects-lithuanian-claims-of-possible-russian-attacks-on-baltic-infrastructure","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:4","title":"Short-term foreign workers in Estonia – mainly in agriculture","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Short-term foreign workers in Estonia – mainly in agriculture","summary":"Seasonal work in agriculture remains the largest source of short-term foreign labor in Estonia, and this year 2,396 short-term foreign workers have arrived in the country, which is significantly less than in previous years, writes ERR News. Data from the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PBA) show that approximately 5,000 third-country foreign workers arrive […] The post Short-term foreign w","published":"2026-07-15T13:21:48.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/short-term-foreign-workers-in-estonia-mainly-in-agriculture-281826","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:5","title":"The coming months will be crucial for Baltic security, Rinkēvičs warns","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"The coming months will be crucial for Baltic security, Rinkēvičs warns","summary":"Russia, significantly weakened on the battlefield in Ukraine, could resort to provocations in the region, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs warned during a state visit to Lithuania on Wednesday. According to the Latvian president, intelligence gathered by Lithuania, Latvia and other NATO allies indicates that Russia is attempting to carry out acts of sabotage and hybrid […] The post The coming mo","published":"2026-07-15T12:31:31.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/the-coming-months-will-be-crucial-for-baltic-security-rinkevics-warns-281830","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:6","title":"Latvian president warns Russia could step up provocations against Baltic region","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Latvian president warns Russia could step up provocations against Baltic region","summary":"Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs warned Wednesday that Russia could increase provocations against the Baltic region as its military struggles to make gains in Ukraine, saying Moscow may seek to test NATO’s resolve through sabotage and hybrid attacks.","published":"2026-07-15T12:14:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2991281/latvian-president-warns-russia-could-step-up-provocations-against-baltic-region","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:7","title":"Harsh but necessary – Lithuania considers reintroducing border controls with Latvia","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"border, belarus","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Harsh but necessary – Lithuania considers reintroducing border controls with Latvia","summary":"Lithuania’s newly appointed Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas does not rule out the possibility of reintroducing border controls with Latvia, as the number of migrants entering Lithuania from Belarus via Latvia continues to grow. Last week, Polish authorities detained 27 migrants who were trying to illegally cross the border. They had arrived from Latvia via Lithuania […] The post Harsh but nec","published":"2026-07-15T08:20:36.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/harsh-but-necessary-lithuania-considers-reintroducing-border-controls-with-latvia-281811","tags":["border","belarus"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:8","title":"Intelligence indicates Russia may be planning provocations – Lithuanian president","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Intelligence indicates Russia may be planning provocations – Lithuanian president","summary":"Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that intelligence information indicates Russia may be planning provocations in Poland or the Baltic states aimed at testing NATO's unity.","published":"2026-07-15T05:48:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2991046/intelligence-indicates-russia-may-be-planning-provocations-lithuanian-president","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:9","title":"‘Nuclear option’: Lithuania mulls introducing border checks with Latvia","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border, belarus","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"‘Nuclear option’: Lithuania mulls introducing border checks with Latvia","summary":"Lithuania's incoming Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas has not ruled out temporarily reintroducing border controls with Latvia as the number of migrants arriving from Belarus via Latvia continues to increase. Compared with the first half of last year, secondary migration from Latvia has risen fourfold.","published":"2026-07-15T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2990295/nuclear-option-lithuania-mulls-introducing-border-checks-with-latvia","tags":["border","belarus"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:10","title":"Lithuanian president’s office cautious about introducing checks on Latvian border","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuanian president’s office cautious about introducing checks on Latvian border","summary":"Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda’s chief foreign policy adviser, Asta Skaisgirytė, said Tuesday that authorities should exhaust other options to curb irregular migration before introducing temporary border controls with Latvia.","published":"2026-07-14T05:54:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2990049/lithuanian-president-s-office-cautious-about-introducing-checks-on-latvian-border","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:11","title":"Baltic states reject Russian claims over airspace in joint diplomatic protest","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Baltic states reject Russian claims over airspace in joint diplomatic protest","summary":"The Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian chargés d’affaires in Moscow have lodged a joint diplomatic protest with Russia’s Foreign Ministry, rejecting allegations that the Baltic states had opened their airspace for attacks on targets inside Russia.","published":"2026-07-13T09:29:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2989137/baltic-states-reject-russian-claims-over-airspace-in-joint-diplomatic-protest","tags":[]}},{"id":"lt-mod:12","title":"Lithuania sends more guards to Latvia as minister raises prospect of border checks","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border, belarus","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuania sends more guards to Latvia as minister raises prospect of border checks","summary":"Lithuania is deploying a fresh team of border guards to help Latvia patrol its frontier with Belarus, as Lithuania's incoming interior minister, Martynas Katelynas, says he has not ruled out reintroducing border controls with Latvia if migrant numbers continue to rise.","published":"2026-07-13T07:36:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2989093/lithuania-sends-more-guards-to-latvia-as-minister-raises-prospect-of-border-checks","tags":["border","belarus"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:13","title":"Vilnius and Latvia universities confer first joint master's degree","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Vilnius and Latvia universities confer first joint master's degree","summary":"Vilnius University and the University of Latvia have awarded their first joint master's degree, marking the completion of a new cross-border Baltic studies programme.","published":"2026-07-10T08:55:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2986215/vilnius-and-latvia-universities-confer-first-joint-master-s-degree","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:14","title":"Estonia spending ‘almost 7%’ of GDP on defence, prime minister says","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Estonia spending ‘almost 7%’ of GDP on defence, prime minister says","summary":"Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform party) has claimed Estonia is spending almost 7 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defence under NATO's new spending goal.","published":"2026-07-10T07:11:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2985225/estonia-spending-almost-7-of-gdp-on-defence-prime-minister-says","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:15","title":"Lithuanian suspected of running illegal cigarette factories in Spain, dozens arrested","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Lithuanian suspected of running illegal cigarette factories in Spain, dozens arrested","summary":"A cross-border police operation in Spain has shut down six illegal cigarette factories and led to the arrest of 50 suspects, including a Lithuanian national accused of masterminding the illicit production.","published":"2026-07-10T06:25:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2986074/lithuanian-suspected-of-running-illegal-cigarette-factories-in-spain-dozens-arrested","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:16","title":"LRT English Newsletter: Government pledges and NATO improvs","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"LRT English Newsletter: Government pledges and NATO improvs","summary":"LRT English Newsletter – July 10, 2026.","published":"2026-07-10T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2985363/lrt-english-newsletter-government-pledges-and-nato-improvs","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:17","title":"Nausėda receives engraved revolver from Erdogan at NATO summit","subtitle":"LRT-EN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"LRT-EN","title":"Nausėda receives engraved revolver from Erdogan at NATO summit","summary":"Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda received an engraved revolver as a gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the NATO summit in Ankara, the Lithuanian presidential office confirmed on Thursday.","published":"2026-07-09T12:46:00.000Z","url":"https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2985316/nauseda-receives-engraved-revolver-from-erdogan-at-nato-summit","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:18","title":"NATO reaffirms Article 5 commitment, pledges at least $140 billion in military aid for Ukraine","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"NATO reaffirms Article 5 commitment, pledges at least $140 billion in military aid for Ukraine","summary":"NATO leaders meeting at the Alliance summit in Ankara reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and agreed to provide at least $140 billion in military assistance to Ukraine this year and next, according to Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister Baiba Braže said Allies also agreed […] The post NATO reaffirms Article 5 commitment,","published":"2026-07-09T08:36:32.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/nato-reaffirms-article-5-commitment-pledges-at-least-140-billion-in-military-aid-for-ukraine-281729","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:19","title":"Latvian Border Guard chief calls for greater military support at the border","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"border","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Latvian Border Guard chief calls for greater military support at the border","summary":"The State Border Guard needs increased support from the Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS), Border Guard Chief Guntis Pujāts said in an interview with Latvian Radio. “I wouldn’t say the army isn’t supporting us—they are,” Pujāts said, while stressing that the forms of cooperation should be reviewed and military assistance intensified. He described the challenges […] The post Latvian Border Guard ","published":"2026-07-09T08:15:03.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/latvian-border-guard-chief-calls-for-greater-military-support-at-the-border-281726","tags":["border"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:20","title":"Latvian President: Russia likes to intimidate, but NATO stands behind us","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"nato","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Latvian President: Russia likes to intimidate, but NATO stands behind us","summary":"Russia likes to intimidate countries in the region, but Latvia is backed by the NATO Alliance, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said during a press briefing at the NATO Summit in Ankara. According to the president, although Latvia continues to face constant Russian hybrid threats, he does not believe a conventional military invasion is imminent. “We […] The post Latvian President: Russia likes t","published":"2026-07-08T14:24:58.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/latvian-president-russia-likes-to-intimidate-but-nato-stands-behind-us-281713","tags":["nato"]}},{"id":"lt-mod:21","title":"Eight Russian tankers hit in one night as Ukraine releases strike footage","subtitle":"BNN · ","value":"drone","props":{"source":"BNN","title":"Eight Russian tankers hit in one night as Ukraine releases strike footage","summary":"Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces carried out overnight strikes on eight Russian “shadow fleet” tankers in the Sea of Azov, according to the commander of Ukraine’s drone forces, Robert Brovdi, who also released video footage of the attacks on the fuel-carrying vessels. “The shadow fleet is leaving the chat. Eight tankers belonging to the Russian Federation’s […] The post Eight Russian tankers hit ","published":"2026-07-07T12:28:38.000Z","url":"https://bnn-news.com/eight-russian-tankers-hit-in-one-night-as-ukraine-releases-strike-footage-281692","tags":["drone"]}}],"count":22,"generated_at":"2026-07-17T06:58:51.181Z"}