Lithuanian Army Chief Valdemaras Rupšys. Photo MoD.
Defence

Army Chief Rupšys warns of Russian retaliation for losing the war: ‘We must prepare for it’

Speaking about the past year of the war in Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys, Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, admitted that it had been full of tension and anxiety. Still, at the same time, […]

Economy

Blow to the forehead that could have benefits: on relations with China

Lithuania got angry with China by allowing the Taiwan office to open but is looking for new markets in Asia. Recently, Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsbergis travelled to Singapore and Australia. This year, he plans to […]

Lithuania

Audronė Telešienė: Let’s not panic that there is not 3 million of us

Recently published United Nations (UN) statistics about population changes in Lithuania have really put the country on pins and needles. Headlines in the press were screaming that we are a country going extinct at the […]

Lithuanian Riflemen's Unions
Defence

Partisans’ lesson to Lithuania: weapons not requisitioned in case of war

Almost three weeks ago, president Grybauskaitė vetoed a law, which sought to limit the citizens’ right to firearms in the case of war or the declaration of a national emergency. The law stated that firearms […]