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Lithuania’s prosecutor general has ended a high‑profile probe into the 2021 forced landing of a Ryanair jet in Minsk, handing the case to Polish authorities who are pursuing suspects in the hijacking and kidnapping of dissident Raman Pratasevich and his partner.
Lithuania's cultural community says it will keep demonstrating until the government appoints a competent culture minister not affiliated with the Nemunas Dawn party.
As part of a broader Baltic defence project, Lithuania will invest €10 million next year to restore peatland along its borders, turning wetlands into natural barriers and rehabilitating 40,000 hectares.
Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said the government has addressed many demands from the cultural community and expects activists to compromise as a new culture minister is sought.
Transport Minister Juras Taminskas said Lithuania’s airports will not raise fees next year and warned against overreacting to Ryanair’s threat to halt expansion if charges are not cut.
The Storm Strike 2025 exercise, part of the larger Thunder Strike 2025 training series, tests Lithuania’s defence plans with amphibious landings and manoeuvres across Klaipėda and the Baltic coast.
Annual inflation in Lithuania remained at 4.0% in September 2025, with transport and recreation among the stronger risers.