Foreign affairs
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Defence
‘I see no chance of war with Russia’ – NATO general in Vilnius
NATO General Salvatore Farina has said that dangerous Russian conduct in the Baltic Sea region was unlikely to lead to a large-scale military conflict. […]
Politics
Lithuanian president tells politicians not to campaign on security
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has urged politicians to refrain from speculating on security issues, following a number of suspected border violations by Russia. […]
Defence
Photo of the week: Close encounters
This striking photo of a Russian SU-24 attack jet passing within metres of the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea as it made its way to Lithuania made headlines in the Baltic region and around the world. […]
Defence
Lithuania should use Russian provocations to advance its national security, analyst says
The incidents in the Baltic Sea this week where Russian jets buzzed an American warship were widely reported in the Western media and Lithuania should use the occasion to push for more military support from its NATO allies, according to a Lithuanian analyst. […]
Defence
US warship ‘had right to shoot down Russian jets’ – Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that US warship, the USS Donald Cook, would have been within its rights to shoot down the Russian warplanes which flew within metres of the destroyer in the Baltic. […]
Defence
‘We will not cede space in the Baltic, we are not afraid’, says US warship commander after Russian flyby
The commander of the US warship buzzed by two Russian attack jets in the Baltic Sea has said that the US Navy will not cede space to Russian forces in the Baltic. He was speaking in Klaipėda where the USS Donald Cook has docked today. […]
Defence
Russian jets swoop within metres of American warship in ‘simulated attack’ over the Baltic Sea
Several Russian Su-24 attack aircraft conducted a “simulated attack profile” against the USS Donald Cook warship in the Baltic Sea, with one of the jets on Tuesday flying within nine metres of the destroyer. […]