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Law on KGB agents would seriously harm Lithuanian security – intelligence agency
Making public the names of people who have confessed about their past collaboration with the KGB would pose a serious threat to Lithuania’s security and open the way for Russian blackmail, the State Security Department warned on Thursday. […]
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Nine EU countries setting up cyber force at Lithuania’s initiative
At Lithuania’s initiative, nine EU member states have agreed to create a cyber rapid response force, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said. […]
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Lithuanian, Polish defense chiefs to meet to discuss air defense, Suwalki gap
Lithuania’s Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas is meeting with Poland‘s military commanders in Warsaw on Thursday to discuss the region’s air defense and the defense of the so-called “Suwalki gap“. […]
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Chief of defense Žukas to visit Poland
Lithuania’s Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas will pay a visit to Poland on Thursday where he is scheduled to meet with the command of the Polish armed forces and discuss joint training and the protection of the Suwalki Corridor. […]
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The Netherlands extends its troops presence in Lithuania until late 2020
The Dutch government has decided to extend the presence of the country’s troops in Lithuania until the end of 2020. […]
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Large-scale war games wrap up in Lithuania
Several large-scale military exercises wrapped up in Lithuania on Friday. […]
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American soldier involved in brawl in Lithuania’s Kaunas
An American soldier was involved in a brawl in central Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, in the early hours of Friday. […]
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DV, Media Day of exercises Thunder Storm 2018, Saber Strike 2018 to be held in Lithuania
The DV and Media Day of exercises Thunder Storm 2018 and Saber Strike 2018 will take place at the Lithuanian Armed Forces General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area in Švenčionys District, eastern Lithuania, on Monday. […]
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Without unity NATO might lose relevance, Lithuanian president says
NATO might lose its relevance as unity within the Alliance is weakening, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė warned on Friday. […]
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NATO’s upcoming summit: 3 key challenges for Lithuania
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is visiting Warsaw on Friday to meet with the leaders of another eight Central and Eastern European countries to discuss preparations for NATO‘s July summit. […]
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Minister of Defense welcomes agreement on new NATO command centers, calls for one more
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis has welcomed NATO‘s agreement to set up two new NATO command centers in the US and Europe, calling for another command center in the Alliance’s eastern flank. […]
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About 10 US troops injured as armored vehicles collide in southern Lithuania
Around 10 American servicemen suffered minor injuries when four US armored vehicles collided with each other in the southern Lithuanian district of Prienai on Thursday, a military spokesman said. […]
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Lithuanian defense minister plans to revise system of incentives for military service
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis plans to revise the existing system of incentives to serve in the military after the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that giving preference to people who have completed their military service over other applicants for public service jobs is unconstitutional. […]
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Lithuanian JustMin to propose scrapping employment preference for conscripts
The Lithuanian Justice Ministry will ask the Seimas to amend laws after the Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a legislative provision that gives priority to people who have completed their military service over other applicants for public service jobs runs counter to the Constitution. […]
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Lietuvos Geležinkeliai’s deal with Skinest Baltija fails to clear national security hurdle
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai‘s (Lithuanian Railways) planned contract, worth over 3 million euros, with Skinest Baltija, a company of Estonia’s railway services and investment group Skinest Rail, on the purchase of railway sleepers is not in line with national security interests, the Transport Ministry said, based on an opinion from a special commission. […]
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Lithuania to allocate funds for Afghanistan forces at least until 2024
Lithuania plans to allocate funds for Afghanistan’s forces fighting the Taliban at least until 2024, according to the protocol of the Lithuanian government’s meeting. […]