Central/Eastern Europe

Here’s what NATO leaders agreed: Zelensky’s outrage may be understandable

The NATO summit in Lithuania started on a positive note – that Turkey will not oppose Sweden’s accession to the Alliance – but other issues were more difficult to negotiate. However, on Tuesday evening, NATO […]

German troops landing in Lithuania as part of a NATO exercise
Defence

Germany is determined: the brigade will be permanently based in Lithuania

Two weeks before the NATO Summit in Vilnius, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Lithuania on Monday. Together with President Gitanas Nausėda and Minister of National Defence Arvydas […]

F-16 jet. By Chandler Cruttenden, from Unsplash
Defence

F-16 for Ukraine: An open letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America

Mr. President, First and foremost, we would like to thank you, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and the broad bipartisan coalition in Congress for your unwavering support for Ukraine and […]

Defence

Lithuania prepares for a new Belarusian hybrid attack: this time, we know what to expect

Thousands of illegal migrants could once again flood into Lithuania. According to Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė, the Belarusian regime will soon launch direct flights from Iran and Iraq to Minsk. The authorities believe the threat […]