Lithuania

One Baltic diplomatic official said Russia is "trolling" NATO states as it seeks new leverage in Ukraine.

NATO-member Lithuania blocked the transit of goods to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Ingrida Šimonytė told Newsweek she is more worried by Vladimir Putin's imperial ambitions than fringe elements of Russia's parliament.

Yevgeny Fyodorov from the ruling United Russia party said the 1991 resolution that led Vilnius to break from the USSR was "illegal."

Mircea Geoană did not provide any details of a planned deployment, but said there would be "a robust, flexible and sustainable presence" in eastern Europe.

Lithuania has strongly condemned Russia's invasion and has expressed fears that the war could soon expand into its own country.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that giving up territory would be "a very strong signal to all other aggressors."

Russia's foreign ministry announced it had conducted simulated missile strikes near a region between Poland and Lithuania.

Individuals who display the "Z" symbol following the ban could be fined up to 900 euros ($971), while companies could face fines of 1,500 euros ($1,619).

Putin recently said the West is trying to use traitors within Russia to destroy the country.

Ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin repeatedly warned the West about NATO's expansion, viewing it as a threat to Russia's security.

Bangladesh, the most densely populated country on Earth, has lost a shipment of over 440,000 COVID-19 vaccines.

Janez Jansa, prime minister of the Central European country, said he would support the "sovereign decision of the Taiwanese people" to either join China or live independently.

China said the U.S. "instigated the Lithuanian authorities to undermine the 'one-China principle'" after Lithuania gave Taiwan an office under its own name.

Ukraine has made similar requests of its allies recently as U.S. intelligence says around 70,000 Russian troops are near the country's border with Ukraine.

A Lithuanian lawmaker fired back at the outspoken editor of Communist Party-owned newspaper The Global Times on Tuesday.

Other migrants were also found freezing in a nearby farmhouse, according to the Belarusian President.

China condemned Lithuania for opening a representative office for Taiwan and warned that it would take swift actions if other nations do the same.

The campaign, known as Ghostwriter, attempts to instill conflict in the intergovernmental military group, obtain confidential information and spy on dissidents.

Top officials from the Baltic states told Newsweek that Moscow and Minsk are weaponizing vulnerable migrants.

Top diplomats told Newsweek President Joe Biden must contain the short- to medium-term Russian threat and face China's existential challenge.

Top diplomats from NATO's Baltic states said the former president's public belligerence belied the alliance's response to Russian aggression.

Top ministers in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania all told Newsweek they had little hope that Russia would act in good faith over the new natural gas pipeline.

"The fact that the project is going ahead is quite deplorable," Lithuania's foreign affairs Vice Minister Mantas Adomenas told Newsweek.

Doctors discovered several foreign metal objects in the patient's stomach, the largest of which measured four inches in length.

An assessment by Lithuania's Defense Ministry found a remote censorship function could block phrases such as "free Tibet" and "long live Taiwan independence."

"Groups of people have become stranded for weeks, unable to access any form of assistance, asylum or basic services," a joint statement from two U.N. agencies said.

The move follows Beijing expressing displeasure over Lithuania's plan to deepen ties with Taiwan amid support from European lawmakers.

China's state-owned rail operator has denied the report, declaring that freight transportation between China and Lithuania is running normally.

China's state-owned Global Times has continued its campaign against Lithuania following a decision to allow a de facto Taiwan embassy in Vilnius.