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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing, Monday, April 24, 2023. The Chinese government said Monday it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet Union republics after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused an uproar in Europe by saying they aren’t sovereign nations. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China affirms ex-Soviet nations’ sovereignty after uproar

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Lithuanian soldiers patrol a road near the Lithuania-Belarus border near the village of Jaskonys, Druskininkai district some 160 km (100 miles) south of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, on Nov. 13, 2021. Lithuania is seeking up to 120 million euro in compensation from Belarus, accusing its eastern neighbor of orchestrating the illegal immigration of thousands of people, mainly from Africa and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Lithuania seeks compensation from Belarus for migrant crisis

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President Joe Biden sits on a train as he goes over his speech marking the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine after a surprise visit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)

Biden assures Eastern European allies as Russia, China confer

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A flame rises after an explosion at a gas pipeline near Pasvalys, 175 km (109 miles) north of Vilnius in northern Lithuania on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. Officials say an explosion has occurred in a pipeline in central Lithuania carrying natural gas to the north of the country and neighboring Latvia but no supply disruptions or injuries were reported. Baltic media reported that Friday's blast sent flames up to 50 meters (164 feet) into the sky and forced the protective evacuation of a nearby village. (AP Photo/Paulius Zidonis)

Explosion in gas pipeline in Lithuania, no injuries reported

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

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Tech and social inclusion drives Lithuania’s economic transformation

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

People visit the area of tripoint marking the place where borders of Poland, Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast meet, in Zerdziny, Poland, July 7, 2022. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania closed their borders Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, to most Russian citizens in response to the wide domestic support in Russia for the war in Ukraine. Under the coordinated travel ban, Russians wishing to travel to the Baltic countries or Poland as tourists or for business, sports or cultural purposes will not be allowed in even if they hold valid visas for the European Union's checks-free Schengen Area. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk, File)

Baltic nations close borders to Russians over Ukraine war

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, March 9, 2022, in Washington. Landsbergis, Lithuania's top diplomat, said Monday that removing Russian President Vladimir Putin from power is the only way to protect the West and its allies from future threats from Moscow, urging an even tougher stance than the U.S. and many NATO allies have been willing to pursue since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Lithuania labels Russia as terrorist state, calls war in Ukraine genocide

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks a media conference at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, March 21, 2022. Lithuania says it has cut itself off entirely of gas imports from Russia, apparently becoming the first of the European Union's 27 nations using Russian gas to break its energy dependence upon Moscow. “From this month on — no more Russian gas in Lithuania. Years ago, my country made decisions that today allow us with no pain to break energy ties with the aggressor. If we can do it, the rest of Europe can do it too!&quot; Nauseda tweeted Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, file)

Lithuania cuts off Russian gas imports, urges EU to do same

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

People gather at The Memorial of Victims of Communism to mark the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, also known as Black Ribbon Day, in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. To Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, Russia's belligerence toward Ukraine has some worried that they could be the Kremlin's next target. The tensions are bringing back memories of dictatorship and oppression. (AP Photo/Raul Mee)

Ukraine attack leaves Baltics unsure of future

By Liudas Dapkus and Karl Ritter - Associated Press

The closed Lithuanian Embassy is seen in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. China lashed out at the U.S. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, over Washington's support for the tiny European nation of Lithuania in its feud with Beijing over relations with Taiwan. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China lashes out at US over support for Lithuania

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In this file photo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at his ministry in Beijing, Feb. 24, 2020. Taiwan says it's creating an investment fund and planning other measures to help Lithuania as it faces major economic pressure from China for allowing the island to open a representative office in the European Union country. Taiwanese officials said Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2021 that the $200 million fund would help key Lithuanian industries. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has called it “false news” that Beijing has blocked Lithuanian imports or pressured multinational companies that do business with the EU country. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file) **FILE**

Taiwan pledges to invest in Lithuania, defying opposition from China

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

The President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega speaks during a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, on Sept. 5, 2018. Taiwan has lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognize only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, announcing the change. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to high level military officials in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (Nikolay Petrov/Pool Photo via AP)

Joint military drills spark fears of growing Russian sway in Belarus

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Viachka Krasulin, who fled Belarus after police arrested and beat him during demonstrations against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in August 2020, sits at a cafe in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He and other Belarusians who have left for European countries like Lithuania were shocked after Belarus diverted a Ryanair jetliner on Sunday, May 23, 2021, to arrest dissident journalist Raman Pratasevich, who also was living abroad but was on the flight. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Belarusians who fled crackdown fearful after diverted flight

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses the Parliament in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Lukashenko is defending his action to divert a European flight that triggered bruising European Union sanctions and accused the West of waging a "hybrid war" to "strangle" the ex-Soviet nation. On Sunday, May 23, 2021, Belarusian flight controllers ordered a Ryanair jetliner flying from Greece to Vilnius to land in the country's capital, Minsk because of a bomb threat and a Belarusian fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane. (Sergei Shelega/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)

Defiant Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko sees ‘hybrid war’ from West

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, March 26, 2017, file photo, Belarus police detain journalist Raman Pratasevich, center, in Minsk, Belarus. Raman Pratasevich, a founder of a messaging app channel that has been a key information conduit for opponents of Belarus’ authoritarian president, has been arrested after an airliner in which he was riding was diverted to Belarus because of a bomb threat. The presidential press service said President Alexander Lukashenko personally ordered that a MiG-29 fighter jet accompany the Ryanair plane — traveling from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania — to the Minsk airport. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

West condemns plane’s diversion to arrest Belarus journalist

By Raf Casert and Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders meet on Polish holiday

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

Italy's Stefano Sensi, covered by his teammates, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup 2022 Group C qualifying soccer match between Lithuania and Italy at LFF stadium in Vilnius, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Italy beats Lithuania 2-0 to extend perfect qualifying run

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England's Harry Kane celebrates his side's first goal during the World Cup 2022 group I qualifying soccer match between Albania and England at Air Albania stadium in Tirana, Sunday, March 28, 2021. England won 2-0. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)

Europe top teams win WCup qualifiers as Swiss move goalposts

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Report: Russian hackers exploit Lithuanian infrastructure

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