Lithuania

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.

About 200 applications have already been submitted to the Register of Damages, the first element of the mechanism for compensation for damage caused by Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The Belarusian army has a serious potential with destructive capabilities, such as the Polonez MLRS, which can threaten NATO, the Baltic states and Poland, but it lacks recent combat experience, a military expert believes.

According to the State Border Guard Service, there are currently no signs of a build-up of Russian strike groups in Belarus.

During his visit to Hrodna, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk does not want to threaten other countries, but his country is preparing for war.

belarus has launched military exercises in the regions bordering Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland to assess readiness, improve skills and prepare personnel for territorial defense tasks.

On the anniversary of Lithuania's accession to NATO, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that today's goal should be to help Ukraine win.

UNESCO has approved an emergency assistance program to monitor and address the environmental damage caused by Russia's destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, mobilizing more than $66 million to restore Ukraine's cultural heritage, education and science affected by Russian aggression.

The Lithuanian Parliament authorized the purchase and transfer of drones with Chinese components to Ukraine to support its fight against Russian aggression.

Baltic leaders call on NATO members to reintroduce conscription and significantly increase military spending to Cold War levels to deter potential Russian aggression.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein visited Bucha in Kyiv region to see the aftermath of Russian atrocities and discuss regional cooperation with the Kyiv authorities.

The European Commission is preparing to impose tariffs on grain products from Belarus and Russia to prevent Russian grain from destabilizing the European market, stop Russia from profiting from exports to the EU, and ensure that illegally exported stolen Ukrainian grain does not enter the EU market.

Representatives of the ICIP and UNESCO discussed plans for the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage sites and infrastructure in Ukraine affected by the Russian invasion, including monitoring of damage, training of military and judicial personnel, and organization of international conferences on the protection of cultural property.

Five European countries-Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and the Czech Republic - have called on the European Commission to ban grain imports from Russia and Belarus to prevent Russia from financing the war against Ukraine.

Lithuania allocates 35 million euros for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine as part of the EU's ammunition initiative.

Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, believes that Europe should create its own version of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system.

33 countries have joined the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, led by Ukraine and Canada, which aims to multiply efforts to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia.

France condemns russia's illegal organization of the presidential elections in the occupied Ukrainian territories and separatist regions, which violates Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Lithuania does not consider the March 15-17 presidential elections in russia to be a legitimate democratic expression of will due to repression, fraud, coercion, suppression of the opposition and independent media, and the absence of OSCE observers, which makes Vladimir Putin's new "government" lack any democratic legitimacy.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anuskauskas resigns, the details of which are expected to be announced on March 18 after a meeting with President Gitanas Nausėda on a serious topic, although the reason for the resignation remains unknown.

With the support of the Lithuanian government, the school in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, damaged by Russian shelling, was rebuilt with modern educational equipment, an energy-efficient building and a unique autonomous underground shelter.

The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched a new defense management reform to improve defense planning, resource management, and interoperability with NATO.

Rheinmetall, Germany's largest defense company, plans to increase its production of artillery ammunition to 700,000 shells per year by expanding its production capacity in Germany and building new plants in Ukraine and Lithuania.

More than two dozen heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees, including the United States and Israel, signed a statement denying the legitimacy of the elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda supports discussions about sending Western troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainian soldiers and calls on the West to stop "drawing red lines" out of fear of Russia's reaction.

Polish farmers are planning to block traffic at the Swieczko border crossing with Germany from Sunday to Wednesday, protesting the government's inaction to meet their demands.

The Czech Republic secured an opportunity to purchase an additional 200,000 units of artillery ammunition for Ukraine from third countries.

Gabrielius Landsbergis believes that the time has come for discussions about the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine, as they destroy the red lines that Western politicians have created for themselves. He also called for quick action, as endless debates without solutions are weakening Europe.

Polish President Andrzej Duda plans to propose raising the requirements for NATO defense spending from 2% to 3% of GDP during his upcoming visit to the United States and talks with the allies.

Cars with Russian license plates are banned in Lithuania, with the exception of diplomatic corps vehicles and vehicles in transit to/from the Kaliningrad region.