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Lithuania's Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Lithuania’s foreign minister sets a red line on Russian sabotage

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

People eat pink soup during a pink break in the Pink Soup Fest celebration, on a railway station platform in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Festival honoring Lithuania’s iconic cold beet soup brings thousands to Vilnius

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

Taimanov-Karpov after 36...Qd4.

Talented Taimanov soared despite storied loss to Fischer

By David R. Sands - Special to The Washington Times

In this undated photo released by the State Border Guard Service, an officer inspects a balloon used to carry cigarettes into Lithuania, because Belarussian smugglers often use them to ferry the contraband into the European Union (State Border Guard Service via AP)

Lithuania extends closure of Belarus border crossings after balloons enter its airspace

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A banner for the NATO summit is visible from the air at the Vilnius airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 10, 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes over Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport for hours

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

Smoke and flames rise following powerful explosions after several rail cars loaded with liquefied gas caught fire in the suburbs of Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Explosions heard in Lithuania’s capital after railcars loaded with liquefied gas catch fire

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Corgis race during a international event Corgi Race Vilnius 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Little legs, big dreams: More than 100 teams compete in Lithuania’s international Corgi race

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

Newly elected Lithuania's Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, speaks to the media at the Parliament in Vilnius, Lithuania, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Lithuania’s prime minister steps down after investigations and protests

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken on Friday, July 9, 2021, members of the Lithuania State Border Guard Service patrol on the border with Belarus, near the village of Purvenai, Lithuania. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Lithuania takes Belarus to top U.N. court over alleged smuggling of migrants

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Christopher Eubanks of the U.S. reacts after winning the second set against Taro Daniel of Japan during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Chris Eubanks is replacing an injured Taylor Fritz for the US Davis Cup team against Ukraine

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Left to right, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Partner Nations at a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)

China and Russia feel blowback as NATO embraces Asia-Pacific allies

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, pose for a photo during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)

Live Updates | Zelenskyy hails ‘steps forward’ at NATO summit to help fight against Russian forces

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a media conference during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Mixed news for Ukraine, hope for Sweden and a response to Russia in NATO summit wrap-up

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

NATO members Greece and Turkey pledge to ‘reset’ ties and bypass longstanding disputes

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FILE - A security guard walks in front of a banner outside the venue of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 9, 2023. When Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process, but more than a year later Sweden is still in the alliance's waiting room. New entries must be approved by all existing members and as NATO leaders meet for a summit in Vilnius, Sweden is missing the green light from two: Turkey and Hungary. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Sweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership

By Karl Ritter - Associated Press

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a media conference during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. NATO leaders gathered Wednesday to launch a highly symbolic new forum for ties with Ukraine, after committing to provide the country with more military assistance for fighting Russia but only vague assurances of future membership. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Zelenskyy’s frustrations with NATO boil over at summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, left, welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace prior the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Live Updates | Zelenskyy gets hero’s welcome in Lithuania’s capital as he arrives for NATO meeting

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, arrives for an event on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday blasted as "absurd" the absence of a timetable for his country's membership in NATO, injecting harsh criticism into a gathering of the alliance's leaders that was intended to showcase solidarity in the face of Russian aggression. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

NATO prepared to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia — but not to extend membership

By Chris Megerian, Lorne Cook and Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

NATO heads of state and government pose during a group photo at a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Front row left to right, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

NATO summit reaches agreement on admitting Sweden but faces division over Ukraine

By Chris Megerian, Seung Min Kim and Karl Ritter - Associated Press

President Joe Biden, left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a working session on Ukraine during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 21, 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine will top the agenda when U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts meet in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

NATO will boost defense spending to help back Ukraine but the math is tricky. Just ask Luxembourg

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press