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Lithuanian soldiers see off third rotation of US colleagues

The third rotation of troops from the United States Army in Europe’s 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade were seen off at a formal ceremony held at Rukla garrison last Wednesday. After nearly two months of combined combat training, it will be replaced by the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Texas, U.S.A., that will continue the joint training with Lithuanian forces, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]

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Lithuanian foreign minister: EU compromise on agreement with Ukraine was mistake

The European Union‘s decision to give Ukraine more time to fully implement a trade pact to assuage Russian pressure is a potentially dangerous step that leaves the gates open for Moscow to press for major changes to the deal, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told The Wall Street Journal. […]

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Lithuanian troops end helicopter pilot training mission in Afghanistan

A Lithuanian-led group who trained helicopter pilots and helicopter technical maintenance personnel of the Afghan National Army has finished their mission. […]

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US and Lithuanian military to conduct artillery firing exercise

On 24-25 September, Lithuanian and American soldiers will for the first time together train shooting at airborne targets over the Baltic Sea at a combined artillery live-fire exercise. […]