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Yuriy Mel
Foreign affairs

Lawyer of Russian tried for 1991 crackdown in Vilnius calls him ‘victim and hostage’

September 11, 2018 BNS 0

The defense lawyer of Yuriy Mel, a Russian citizen arrested in Lithuania and now standing trial for his involvement in the January 1991 bloody crackdown on protesters in Vilnius, calls her client “a victim and hostage” to the Soviet political authorities of that time and describes the case as politicized. […]

Dmitry Yazov (middle)
History

Prosecutors ask for life sentence for former Soviet Defense Minister Yazov (Updated)

May 15, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office asks a court to find former Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov guilty of crimes against humanity during the bloody events of Jan. 13, 1991 in Vilnius and hand him a life sentence. […]

Vilnius, January 13, 1991
Society

Lithuanian prosecutors demand jail sentences, EUR 11.3 mln damages in 1991 crackdown trial

May 15, 2018 BNS 0

Defendants in a mass trial related to the bloody events of Jan. 13, 1991 in Vilnius must be given severe prison sentences and pay over 11.3 million euros in damages in a civil lawsuit, public prosecutors from the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Monday. […]

Vilnius, January 13, 1991
Society

Lithuanian prosecutors to propose sentences against 66 defendants in 1991 crackdown trial

April 17, 2018 BNS 0

Public prosecutors from the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday started delivering their concluding statements in a mass trial related to the bloody events of Jan. 13, 1991 in Vilnius. […]

Latest

Remigijus Žemaitaitis
Latest

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
Politics

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 […]

Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Defence

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 […]

Defence

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 […]

Foreign affairs

“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 […]

Seimas
Politics

SocDems soap opera without a hitch: “The probability of divorce is now higher than ever”

May 11, 2026 0

On the Nauja Diena program on Lietuvos Rytas, it was stated that while Mindaugas Sinkevičius, the chairman of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), elected in early May, promises to make a final decision within […]

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