Niuarko bažnyčia
Defence

Minister of defence proposes to draft clergy to military service in event of mobilization

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry has put forward draft amendments that provide for conscripting clergymen to serve as chaplains in the event of mobilization. […]

Raimundas Karoblis
Defence

Minister of defence says universal service impossible if defence spending stops at 2 pct

Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis says that universal military conscription in Lithuania is only possible if the country spends more than 2 percent of its GDP on defense. […]

Alexander Vershbow
Defence

Vershbow: US could deploy another brigade in Europe

The United States may decide within the coming year to station yet another military brigade in Europe as part of the efforts to deter Russia, says Alexander Vershbow, NATO’s former deputy secretary general who now works as expert at the US international relations research centre Atlantic Council. […]

Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union members
Defence

In the international conference – society’s role in national defence

Continuing the tradition and carrying out one of the main tasks of Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (LRU) – educating the society on the issues of state defense and national security – LRU will hold the international conference “Society – the Guarantee of National Security?” on the 17th of November, 2017, Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union informed in a press release. […]