# Lithuania Expels Three Ukrainians for Work With ‘Enemy’ Intelligence, Citing National Security Threat

*Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-11-04T10:07:40.712Z (26h ago)
**Category**: intelligence | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Lithuania has expelled three Ukrainian citizens and banned them from re‑entry for five years, saying they carried out tasks for a hostile intelligence service in exchange for money. The case underlines how espionage pressure is reaching even close allies of Kyiv and how Baltic states are tightening their internal security.

Lithuania has expelled three Ukrainian citizens over what its security services describe as work for an enemy intelligence agency, a move that shows how seriously the Baltic state treats perceived threats even when they involve nationals of a country fighting Russia.

According to reporting from Lithuanian outlet LRT, the State Security Department decided that the three Ukrainians posed a threat to national security. Officials said they had performed tasks for a hostile intelligence service via messaging apps in return for payment. The three were ordered to leave Lithuania and are barred from returning for five years.

Authorities have not publicly named the foreign service involved or detailed the specific tasks. The description points to remote recruitment and direction, with money and instructions exchanged over messaging platforms.

Lithuania has backed Ukraine politically and militarily since Russia’s full‑scale invasion and has taken in Ukrainians displaced by the war. That support hasn’t prevented its security agencies from acting when they believe individuals, regardless of nationality, are working for an adversary.

The case highlights a dilemma for countries that are hosting larger numbers of foreigners from war‑affected states and at the same time facing intense intelligence interest from rival powers. A bigger, more diverse population gives hostile services more potential targets for recruitment through financial incentives or pressure.

For Lithuania, which lies close to Russia and Belarus and plays a role in wider European security, protecting internal stability and critical infrastructure is a core concern. Expelling the three Ukrainians signals that its security filters apply across the board.

What happens next will show how the issue plays out politically. Questions include whether Lithuanian authorities open or publicise related criminal investigations, and how Ukraine responds at a diplomatic level. Similar cases elsewhere in Europe would point to a broader pattern of hostile services trying to recruit Ukrainian nationals living abroad.