The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that Lithuania needs to publish statistics on whistleblowers, while the Lithuanian Finance Minister has called for expanding sanctions against Russia.
An Embassy employee detained inebriated
A Nigerian Embassy employee has been caught drink-driving and has also damaged the road surface and a pillar in Vilnius, the Police Department said on Friday, the 14th of April. The incident took place at around 23.34 on Thursday when a damaged Renault Vel Satis was spotted on Ozo Street in the area separating traffic flows. The road surface was also found to be damaged in the nearby intersection, as well as a metal road pillar. A 41-year-old employee of the Nigerian Embassy was later found to have driven the car under the influence of alcohol (2.19 permille). An administrative offense protocol was drawn up for him for a violation of the traffic rules and a pre-trial investigation has been opened for drink-driving.
Ministry calls for expanding sanctions against Russia
Lithuanian Finance Minister Gintarė Skaistė has called for expanding sanctions against both Russia and Belarus and cutting off ways to circumvent them when meeting with US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, the 13th of April. The minister also underlined the need to mobilise sufficient support for the reconstruction of Ukraine and to find ways to use frozen Russian assets, according to the press release.
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