Defence
Lithuania decides to expel 3 Russian diplomats
Lithuania has decided to expel three Russian diplomats to express its solidarity with Britain over the poisoning of a former Russian spy, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said. […]
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Lithuania’s latest review of intelligence threats: five new points
Lithuania’s intelligence issued an updated review of the threats to national security on Monday. […]
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Vilnius meeting of NATO MPs drafts response to Russia over attack in UK
The Vilnius meeting of the Standing Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Saturday condemned the poisoning of a former spy in the United Kingdom, expressing support to Britain’s response to Russia. […]
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Lithuania’s accident-damaged military transport plane Spartan repaired
The Lithuanian Air Force’s transport aircraft Spartan that was damaged in an accident a year ago has been repaired but still needs to undergo maintenance checks. […]
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Joint EU response to spy poisoning in Britain expected next week – Lithuanian president
Some members of the European Union (EU) will decide early next week on a joint response to Russia on the poisoning of a former spy in the United Kingdom, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday. […]
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President: Lithuania considers expulsion of Russian spies disguised as diplomats
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday that the country was considering expelling Russian intelligence officers working under the disguise as diplomats. […]
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Lithuanian Energy holding set to step up cyber security capacities
Lietuvos Energija (Lithuanian Energy), the state-run holding, has announced plans to enhance its cyber security capacities. […]
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Report shows energy as Lithuania’s most malware affected sector in 2017
Energy last year was the Lithuanian sector with the largest number of recorded malicious software infections, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said in a report on Thursday. […]
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Seimas speaker urges parties to agree on defense funding of 2.5 pct of GDP
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis has called upon political parties to support the proposal of the State Defence Council to raise the defence spending to 2.5 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030. […]
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State Defense Council proposes to raise defense funding to 2.5 pct in 2030
The Lithuanian State Defence Council proposed on Tuesday to continue gradually increasing defense spending to reach 2.5 percent of GDP in 2030. […]
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Lithuanian State Defence Council to discuss priority defence needs
The Lithuanian State Defence Council will discuss the country’s priority defence needs at its meeting on Tuesday, the president’s press office said. […]
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Analytical center CEPA rep: Trump should be measured by work, not words
United States‘ President Donald Trump should be measured by what he does rather than by what he says, says Ray Wojcik, the head of the Warsaw bureau of the US analytical center CEPA. […]
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Seimas to opens bill to raise wages for intelligence officers
Lithuania’s parliament has opened a government’s proposal to raise wages for intelligence officers. […]
Defence
First group of Lithuania’s 2018 conscripts start their military service
The first group of conscripts from this year’s draft call are starting on Thursday their mandatory initial military service, the Defense Ministry said. […]
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Lithuanian, Polish, US experts to visit Suwalki gap
Lithuanian, Polish and US security and defence officials and experts will visit on Tuesday the so-called “Suwalki gap” to discuss the defence of the land corridor. […]
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President proposes deputy director to head Special Investigation Service
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has proposed appointing Žydrūnas Bartkus, deputy director of the Special Investigation Service (STT), to head the agency for five years, presidential adviser Rasa Svetikaitė said on Monday. […]
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Lithuanian troops to drill operations against hybrid threats
A military training is starting in the Jonava and Kaišiadorys districts, central Lithuania, on Monday to train troops fight hybrid threats. […]
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Lithuania’s Court of Appeals to pronounce verdict in spying case
The Lithuanian Court of Appeals will Friday pronounce its finding in connection to conviction of former Lithuanian Air Force officer and a Russian citizen on spying charges. […]
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Lithuanian army launches intl tender for modular buildings for new artillery battalion
Temporary infrastructure will be put in place for the Lithuanian Armed Forces‘ new artillery battalion in Pajūris, a small town in the district of Šilalė, in the western part of the country. […]
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German chief of defence visiting Lithuania
Germany’s Chief of Defence General Volker Wieker is visiting Lithuania on Wednesday. […]