Honey cake is a beloved staple of Lithuanian celebrations and festivals. During festivities like Uzgavenes (a pre-Lenten festival) and Jonines (Midsummer), stalls brimming with homemade honey cakes and other traditional delicacies add a sweet touch to the vibrant atmosphere.

The work of the Belarusian nuclear power plant should be stopped. This is stated in a letter from the State Atomic Safety Inspectorate of Lithuania (VATESI) to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys believes that NATO should be more decisive in countering Russian sabotage attacks. Source: Budrys in an interview with the German newspaper Spiegel, as reported by European Pravda Details: Busrys said that while in the past the main threat was hybrid attacks from Russia,

Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026.

BBC World Questions: Lithuania will be first broadcast on BBC World Service English on 8 February. It will also be available to watch online on YouTube on 14 February, and on radio at bbc.com/worldserviceradio, on BBC Sounds and on most other podcast platforms. A TV recording of the debate will be broadcast internationally on the BBC News Channel.

A university in Vilnius, Lithuania, has announced it will develop the first electric aircraft in the country through the Antanas Gustaitis' Aviation Institute.

Ukraine received a new military aid package from Lithuania at the end of last week. Source: Lithuanian Defence Ministry press service, as reported by European Pravda Details: The package includes Lithuanian-made drones,

Sakaliene's statement came shortly after the Lithuanian broadcaster LRT reported that thousands of drones, which were to be delivered to Ukraine several months ago, are still in Lithuanian warehouses as their delivery is delayed by bureaucratic obstacles.

Lithuania is to increase its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its GDP from 2026, matching Trump's target.

Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk met with his Lithuanian counterpart Saulius Skvernėlis to discuss increasing sanctions pressure on Russia and its allies, as well as further support for Ukraine.

Lithuania plans to spend an annual five to six percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence from 2026 to 2030, the Baltic NATO member's president said Friday.

Lithuania issued 2 billion euros ($2.08 billion) in a dual-tranche bond transaction via a bank syndicate on Tuesday, one of the lead manager banks said.