Remigijus Baltrėnas, Vytautas Jonas Žukas, Raimundas Karoblis
Defence

Zapad involved several times more troops than official numbers – Lithuanian officials

The Zapad 2017 military exercise held by Russia and Belarus last week involved several times more troops than official numbers and saw bombardments and other dangerous actions take place close to the Baltic countries’ borders, top-ranking Lithuanian military intelligence and Defense Ministry officials said on Tuesday. […]

Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft
Defence

Two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace – Foreign Ministry

Two Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft last week violated Lithuania’s airspace, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. […]

Raimundas Karoblis
Defence

Minister of defense says there’s too much nervousness over Zapad

The public in Lithuania is too nervous about Zapad 2017, a large-scale military exercise that has started in Russia and Belarus, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday morning. […]

Military exercise in Rukla
Defence

Lithuania’s future defense spending to depend on budget, army needs – Seimas speaker

Lithuania’s defense spending in the future will depend on available budget funds and the needs of its Armed Forces, Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, said on Monday, clarifying his position on the matter. […]