Europe Today: Von der Leyen heads to Lithuania, condemns Russia as Baltic tensions rise

Published on 05/26/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:32 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Interviews with Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaBelarusian opposition leader, and Kata TüttőPresident of the European Committee of the Regions. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Russia attacks Ukraine with an Oreshnik ballistic missile — what is it and should Europe be scared? Euronews’ Jane Witherspoon on the […]

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Lithuania warns mass data leak was work of foreign country

ByEuronewswithAP Published on 05/25/2026 – 13:30 GMT+2 Lithuanian authorities are on high alert for cyber attacks after a massive data leak involving more than 600,000 entries from national data registers, which the government says is believed to be the work of another country. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Lithuanian general prosecutor’s office on Friday announced the leak […]

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‘Reckless escalation’: Europe condemns Russia’s use of ‘Oreshnik’ missile

Published on 05/24/2026 – 15:37 GMT+2 On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had again deployed its “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile, this time in the Kyiv region. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Russian Defense Ministry later confirmed the launch, saying it came as part of a retaliatory attack following Ukrainian strikes against “civilian targets,” which Kyiv […]

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What is Russia’s Oreshnik missile?

Byeuronews Published on 05/24/2026 – 13:37 GMT+2 Russia’s Oreshnik missile has returned to the spotlight after Moscow confirmed using the nuclear-capable weapon in overnight strikes on Ukraine, sparking fierce criticism from French President Emmanuel Macron and EU officials. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Oreshnik missile is an intermediate-range ballistic missile that Moscow says can strike targets across […]

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