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Team Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Swimming

August 1, 2016 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

Six Lithuanian swimmers will jump into the Olympic pool in Rio de Janeiro. Giedrius Titenis and Rūta Meilutytė are the favourites to return home with medals. […]

Decorated Lithuanian champion Virgilijus Alekna

Team Lithuania at Rio Olympics: Track and Field

June 16, 2016 Aleksejus Podpruginas 0

The Lithuanian team will include 68 athletes who will fight for a medal in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After meeting the marathon runners and race walkers, we’d like to introduce you to Lithuania’s athletes who will compete in the Olympic track and field events.

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Lithuanian rowers take home three medals at European Rowing Championships

May 9, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuanian rowers collected a total of three medals at the European Rowing Championship, showing promising performances ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. […]

Farewell to Nemunas Aušra – what’s next? It won’t be that easy to reach an agreement; Žemaitaitis may “release the brake”

June 8, 2026 0

The Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) has spoken its mind – it is saying goodbye to Remigijus Žemaitaitis Nemuno Aušra and initiating coalition negotiations with the Democratic Union Vardan Lietuvos, Agnė Liubertaitė says in lrytas […]

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

On the eve of the crucial decision – VP Andriukaitis’ message regarding the coalition and a prediction of a possible split

June 5, 2026 0

It is obvious to me that this cannot continue – the problem of Remigijus Žemaitaitis needs to be solved,” said Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Honorary Chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), MEP. According to […]

Kasčiūnas – about the Russian military intelligence operation in Lithuania and his message to the population: “We need to be honest here”

May 27, 2026 0

A Russian military intelligence operation was carried out at the Registry Centre (RC), Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the Chairman of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) and a former minister of National Defence, claims on the lrytas […]

Expert on the government’s response to the air raid threat: “We missed the information hybrid attack”

May 25, 2026 0

According to the Žinių Radijas program Aktualusis Interviu, after a threat warning was issued in Lithuania, the public was divided into two camps, lrytas.lt reports. Some say the authorities and decision-makers acted professionally, arguing that […]

“Suicidal paranoia”: The Kremlin went into hysteria after Lithuania hit a nerve with Russia

May 12, 2026 0

On Tuesday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys stated that NATO should show the Russians that their small fortress in Kaliningrad can be breached. This drew considerable attention and outrage from Russian propagandists, as Ignotas Grūnovas […]