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Polish airmen scrambled for 1st time from Lithuania over Russian warplane
Polish fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were for the first time scrambled over a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic Sea. […]
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US special operations chief to visit parliament, observe exercise in Pabrade
General Raymond Thomas, commander of the United States Special Operations Command, is visiting Lithuania on Friday to meet with Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis and observe an exercise in Pabrade, central Lithuania. […]
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Over 1,000 troops of NATO communications battalion to train in Kaunas, Lithuania
Troops of the communications battalion of the Jaegers’ Battalion of Vytautas the Great based in Kaunas, Lithuania, are readying for a military exercise, with over 1,000 NATO communications officers planned to train in Kaunas in the framework of the Steadfast Cobalt exercise. […]
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PM views Lithuanian institutions’ stance on cyber security unsatisfactory
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the attention on cyber security in institutions in Lithuania is insufficient. […]
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Lithuanian firms plan to go ahead with data center project
AmberCore DC and Arcus Novus, the developers of a data center project suspected of links to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), have reached a deal with prosecutors to annul their transactions that had received a negative opinion from a government commission, the State Security Department and the Prosecutor General’s Office. […]
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Cyber attacks may have targeted about 100 domains in Lithuania
The WannaCry cyber attack that has been targeting users worldwide since Friday may have harmed over 100 domains in Lithuania, according to preliminary figures. […]
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250 Czech troops may join NATO battalion in Lithuania next year
Some 250 troops of the Czech Republic should next year join the NATO battalion stationed in Lithuania. […]
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Cyber attacks may have targeted 40 users in Lithuania, no state institutions
The WannaCry cyber attack that has been targeting users worldwide since Friday may have harmed over 40 users in Lithuania, however, no objects of state importance or other crucial systems, says Rytis Rainys of the Communications Regulatory Authority. […]
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Zapad exercise alarming due to simulated attacks against NATO
The Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad to take place close to the Lithuanian border in September is alarming due to the simulated attacks against the NATO Alliance, says Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis. […]
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About 160 Lithuanian troops participate in military drills in Estonia
Around 160 Lithuanian troops will be taking part in the Spring Storm (Kevadtorm 2017) military exercise in Estonia for the next two weeks, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Friday. […]
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Armed Forces revise menus for troops
Lithuania’s Armed Forces have revised menus for troops starting May to include more options, such as lasagna or burgers, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday. […]
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Koryzna proposed as commander of Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union
Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis proposes to appoint Lieutenant Colonel Gintaras Koryzna as commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (LRU). […]
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US defense secretary says Baltics set an example of growing defense
The Baltic countries are setting an example for all NATO member states in increasing their defense budgets, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Wednesday after visiting the Alliance’s troops stationed in Lithuania. […]
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US defense secretary pledges to defend Baltc states but can’t elaborate on Patriot systems
United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in Vilnius on Wednesday that the US was ready to deploy defense systems in the Baltic states to deter Russia, however, has given no comment on the possibility to bring long-range defense systems Patriot. […]
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US secretary of defense Mattis arrives in Lithuania
United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday evening on a visit, by which the US new administration aims to demonstrate its commitment to the security of the Baltic states amid concerns over Russia‘s foreign policies. […]
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Russian fake news seeks to generate Baltic opposition to NATO presence
Russian media outlets in Moscow and in the Baltic countries have stepped up their efforts to generate opposition among Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). These media sources have been putting out fake news stories suggesting that NATO was recruiting Russian speakers, especially in Latvia, to use “as guinea pigs” to test new “physical, biological and other techniques.” The goal of such “experimentation” is purportedly to prepare the Balts to help the Western alliance invade the Russian Federation. […]
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DefMin to assign planning of military acquisitions to Armed Forces
Lithuania’s Defence Ministry intends to put the Armed Forces in charge of coordination of the planning of military acquisitions as part of the reform of the procurement scheme in the defence system. […]
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