Saulius Skvernelis
Politics

Political scientist: S. Skvernelis has made a massive mistake

Political scientist Tomas Janeliūnas is convinced that Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis seeks to involve intelligence services into political fights by calling upon the State Security Department (VSD) over potential Kremlin influence on the Conservatives. Former heads of the VSD Gediminas Grina and Mečys Laurinkus are also surprised by the prime minister’s actions, lrt.lt writes. […]

Mečys Laurinkus
CORPORATE

Former intelligence leaders evaluate the famous VSD report

It is evident to every Lithuanian citizen that the publication of the State Security Department (VSD) report is linked to Eligijus Masiulis and Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s correspondence story, former VSD director Mečys Laurinkus told lrt.lt. The […]

Gediminas Grina
Politics

Lithuania’s outgoing security chief says saddened by criticism of inactivity

Outgoing director of the Lithuanian State Security Department, Gediminas Grina, says it was always sad for him to hear criticism about inactivity, regardless of the important investigations conducted by the institution under his leadership. […]

State Security Department's Director General Gediminas Grina
Defence

Lithuanian special services made attempts to re-recruit people who spied for Belarus

After identifying persons who spied for Belarus, Lithuania’s special services attempted, unsuccessfully, to re-recruit them, says the State Security Department‘s Director General Gediminas Grina. […]