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Baltic nations agree to severely restrict entry to Russian citizens

Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia have reached an agreement to restrict Russian access to the EU through their borders because of the war in Ukraine.

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Up against an energy price catastrophe, the Lithuanian government will present a package of financial support which they say will be among the largest in the EU measured by the share of GDP.

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Only a certain volume of sanctioned Russian goods, intended for civilian use only, will be allowed through the EU and into Kaliningrad.

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The exclave, sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland, is of strategic importance for Russia, which acquired the territory after WWII.

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Kaliningrad row: 'It’s nothing to do with a blockade'

Lithuania says it will impose EU sanctions on the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, a move strongly criticised by the Kremlin.

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“This decision, indeed unprecedented, is a violation of everything and then some," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

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"It is either white or black and you have to take one side," one expert told Euronews, referring to how the Ukraine war is dividing society in Lithuania.

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Lithuania gets fundraised drone for free, from Turkish manufacturer

Lithuanians crowdfunded €5.9 million recently to buy a Bayraktar drone from Turkey to give to the Ukrainian military.

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Lithuanians collect €5 million to buy a Bayraktar drone for Ukraine

The target of €5 million was raised in just three and a half days largely in small amounts, the Lithuanian internet broadcaster that launched the drive stated.

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They might not have made it to Eurovision, but the Lithuanian-Afghan-Belarussian-Sri Lankan band 'Up Hill 7' has a message for Europe.

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