I'm a Brazilian who moved to Lithuania. I love the career opportunities and safety — but it can be hard to make friends.

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Ricardo Sergio Schmitz drinking coffee
Ricardo Sergio Schmitz said he loves the city's creative and startup mindset.

Ricardo Sergio Schmitz

Russia's EU neighbors are banning Russian vehicles from entering their countries as the bloc toughens sanctions

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Cars with Russian number plates wait to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Nuijamaa border checkpoint in Lappeenranta, Finland, on September 22, 2022.
Cars with Russian number plates wait to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Nuijamaa border checkpoint in Lappeenranta, Finland, on September 22, 2022.

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As Ukraine's air force dodges Russian missiles, the US and its allies are practicing to keep their jets flying while under attack

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Lithuania air base F-16 refueling
A technician refuels a US F-16 during exercise Astral Knight 23 Part 6 at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on August 22.

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China walks back ambassador's claim that ex-Soviet states aren't real countries, a position that played strongly into Putin's hands

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony before Russia - China talks in narrow format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony before talks in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023

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Russia can keep up this level of fighting intensity in Ukraine for 2 more years, NATO country intel says

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Russian military servicemen wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ride a heavy T-90 tank during the first city rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian military servicemen ride a heavy T-90 tank during rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

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Lithuania's prime minister says Ukrainians should get all the weapons they want because they are dying for Europe's safety: 'We're just losing some money'

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal visit the town of Borodianka in Ukraine's Kyiv region in April 2022.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė and her Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal visit the Ukrainian town of Borodianka in April 2022.

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