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A view from Iceland: the fight to defend and preserve freedom

March 11, 2023 Sveinn Helgason 0

“Lithuania celebrates independence and freedom on 11 March – State Restoration Day. As Ukraine now fights for the values of democracy and freedom, it is a fitting date to publish this article about my experience […]

WorldCoaches brings Winter, Blinker and Mendes da Silva to Lithuania

June 18, 2019 Lithuania Tribune 0

In a series of events, Dutch football legends, Aron Winter, Regi Blinker Sander Westerveld, David Mendes da Silva and others, will play eFP soldiers at the Iron Wolf Brigade soccer field on July 5 and […]

Braun takes over as commander of NATO battalion in Lithuania

August 3, 2018 BNS 0

Lieutenant Colonel Rene Braun of Germany took over as commander of NATO’s multinational battalion in Lithuania in a ceremony in Rukla on Thursday. […]

King Willem-Alexander and the President Grybauskaitė at the Presidential Palace. Photo @ Presidential Palace

King of the Netherlands to meet with Dutch soldiers deployed in Lithuania in Rukla

June 15, 2018 EN.DELFI 0

On June 15 His Majesty King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander while conducting a state visit in Lithuania will meet with Dutch soldiers serving in the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group in Rukla. His Majesty will be escorted by President of the Republic of Lithuania HE Dalia Grybauskaitė, Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Jonas Vytautas Žukas during the visit to the Lithuanian Armed Forces Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment in Rukla, the Ministry of Defence of Lithuania announced. […]

Russia stationing Iskander for permanent presence in Kaliningrad – Lithuanian defmin (Updated)

February 5, 2018 BNS 0

Russia stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region on Monday and intends to leave them there permanently, Lithuania’s defense minister and the president said. […]

Lithuania to build new barracks in Rukla

September 29, 2017 BNS 0

New barracks are planned to be built in Rukla, in central Lithuania, in 2019, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. […]

Commander of Norwegian tank platoon knows what she would do if she saw Russian tanks in Lithuania

June 2, 2017 Vaidas Saldziunas 0

Reis opp, Tiden er inne! (Norwegian: “Get up, the time is now!”). Lt. Silje Johansen Willassen would use this slogan to motivate her 15 soldiers from the mechanized infantry company before battle, which is deployed […]

Leadership of NATO battalion under establishment in Lithuania arrives in Vilnius

January 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

Leadership of the international NATO battalion to be established in Lithuania arrived in Vilnius from Germany on Tuesday. […]

Belgian troops to come to Lithuania this week as part of NATO battalion

January 24, 2017 BNS EN 0

Troops from the Belgian Armed Forces are to arrive in Lithuania by ferry via the port of Klaipėda this week, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]

Stationing NATO troops in Rukla, Lithuania to benefit businesses

January 20, 2017 BNS EN 0

As the town of Rukla, central Lithuania, awaits deployment of more than 1,000 NATO troops, the military town has already improved the infrastructure and plans to do more work for 5.8 million euros before the arrival of the entire battalion in mid-2017, Verslo Žinios business daily said. […]

First troops of intl battalion expected in Lithuania next week

January 18, 2017 BNS EN 0

The first troops of the international Allied battalion should arrive in Lithuania next week, army officials said in Rukla on Wednesday. […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]

Citus experts: Housing demand surpasses the results of the past two years – buyers of the economic segment are returning

October 13, 2024 0

In the last quarter of the year, the number of new housing units (apartments and terraced houses) sold in Vilnius in the economy class was 50% higher than in April–June, according to preliminary data from […]