Zapad 2013 Russian military 'lands' on the shores of Kaliningrad
Defence

Antanaitis: ‘The Russians will want to test us’

“First of all, these exercises are intended to demonstrate their power. The Russians are beginning to appear to the world and NATO as a weak link, a weak state. The Russians need to flex their […]

V. Putin and the Russian navy soldiers
Defence

Lithuanian politicians react to the Russian attack scenario: what the reports indicate

On 29 December, the Finnish publication Iltalehti published information from NATO sources on the scenario of an attack on Finland, Norway and the Baltic States rehearsed by Russian forces during one of the exercises, Indrė […]

Arvydas Anušauskas
Defence

The Conservatives explained what’s happening with Anušauskas: now he’s in trouble

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė’s suggestion that Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas resign and instead give way to the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defence, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, provoked further reaction from the […]

Defence

The clock is ticking for Lithuania to reconsider its security concept, says Landsbergis

Lithuania must reconsider its security concept as soon as possible in response to dramatic developments in the international arena, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis. He argues that the global structure created after the […]