Defence
General to take helm of Lithuanian Military Academy
Brigadier General Algis Vaičeliūnas will become the chief of the Lithuanian Military Academy, the Defence Ministry has said. […]
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A third of Lithuanians favour universal military service
One-third of the Lithuanian population are in favor of introducing universal military service in the country, according to a survey carried out by the pollster RAIT for BNS. […]
Defence
Municipality says InterMin exercise fuels hostility against Poland
Municipality of Šalčininkai, southeastern Lithuania, on Friday dismissed as provocation the recent exercise of deterring a saboteur attack. […]
Defence
National Cyber Security Centre’s director resigns
Rimtautas Černiauskas has resigned as director of the Lithuanian National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the Defence Ministry confirmed to BNS. […]
Defence
Rosatom sought foothold in Lithuania – declassified intelligence info
Russia’s nuclear energy giant Rosatom, which is building the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, had plans to gain a foothold in Lithuania, according to declassified material provided by the State Security Department to the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence. […]
Defence
Fake news about US troops posted on BNS website, cyber attack suspected
A fake news article about alleged mustard-gas poisoning among US troops in Latvia was posted on the Baltic News Service’s website in a suspected cyber attack on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Pentagon chief expected in Lithuania
United States Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis, one of the highest-ranking officers of the US administration, may come to Lithuania, Lietuvos Žinios daily said. […]
Defence
Lithuania to participate in the establishment of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
On 11 April in Helsinki, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the establishment of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats was signed by representatives of the U.S., the UK, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, France, Sweden and Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a press release. […]
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About 700 Lithuanian statutory officers attend training to deter “little green men”
Nearly 700 Lithuanian border guards, police officers and public security officers on Tuesday attended a training to deter attacks of the so-called “little green men” near the country’s borders. […]
Defence
Lithuanian officials train to repel raids by foreign saboteurs
Lithuanian border guards, police and public security officers are training to repel cross-border raids by foreign saboteurs in an exercise on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s ex-air force commander dismissed from military service
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis has dismissed Colonel Audronis Navickas, a former Air Force commander, from professional military service, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]
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Lithuania willing to contribute to counter-terrorism efforts – PM
Lithuania is willing to help Allies with sources of terrorism, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said after the Friday’s attack in the Swedish capital Stockholm where a truck ran into a crowd of people. […]
Defence
Dutch chief of defence and DefMin coming to Lithuania
Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and Chief of Defence General Tom Middendorp are coming to Lithuania on Monday. […]
Defence
Lithuanian security advised suspending investment of 6 firms due to Russia links in 2016
Lithuania’s State Security Department last year recommended suspending investment of six companies in connection to economic and energy security due to their possible links with Russia. […]
Defence
Intelligence bars relocation of 9 refugees amid security threat
Lithuania’s intelligence agencies have barred relocation of nine refugees under the European Union (EU) program after establishing that their presence in the country would jeopardize national security, the State Security Department said. […]
Defence
Ex-officer, Russian citizen appeal against verdict in spying case
Former Lithuanian military officer and a Russian citizen have filed an appeal against the verdict of guilty on charges of spying. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania is ready to defend itself
President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday that Lithuania was ready to defend itself in the event of Russian aggression as she commented on the latest annual threat assessment report by the country’s intelligence services. […]
Defence
Russia seeks infiltration of young men with dual citizenship as Lithuanian recruits
Russia is searching for ways of infiltrating young men holding dual citizenship of Lithuania and Russia in Lithuania’s Armed Forces through compulsory initial military service, suggests the annual assessment of national security threats published on Monday. […]
Defence
Warning of ‘exclusive rights’ for Poles was on separatism risk – security chief
By the warning of “exclusive rights” to local Poles in the annual assessment of national security threats, the Lithuanian State Security Department meant the possible risks of separatism, not the name-spelling with non-Lithuanian characters or bilingual street signs, says the department’s director Darius Jauniškis. […]
Defence
Russia’s readiness for combat in 24 hours sends signal to Lithuania, NATO
Russia‘s readiness to open combat action against the Baltic states within 24-48 hours sends a signal to both Lithuania and NATO, says Lithuania’s Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis. […]