Defence
Lithuania replacing military officer in charge of military procurement
Officer in charge of military procurement, Colonel Darius Užkuraitis, is being rotated to NATO’s Joint Force Headquarters in Brunssum, the Netherlands. […]
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Dutch troops to join NATO’s battalion in Lithuania
Dutch troops are coming to Lithuania this week for their deployment in the country as part of NATO’s multinational battalion, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]
Defence
Lithuanian defence expenditures – the largest in Europe?
All NATO members are united in an agreement to dedicate 2% of their GDP to defence spending. Lithuania, which has long not upheld this, has finally begun to increase spending. However an economist points out […]
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NATO should move military commands closer to Eastern borders – President
NATO should move its military comomands closer to the Alliance’s Eastern borders, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said Thursday after meeting with General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe. […]
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Regional presence of US troops virtually permanent – NATO general
The presence of US troops in the region is already virtually permanent, General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe said in Vilnius on Thursday, as Lithuania has asked for deployment of troops in its territory on permanent, not rotational basis. […]
Defence
1st riflemen should get permits for semi-automatic guns by summer
Lithuania’s parliament adopted amendments allowing members of the Riflemen’s Union to keep semi -automatic guns in their homes last summer, however, not a single rifleman has been granted a permit yet. […]
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Defence Resource Council backs centralized defense system acquisitions
The Defence Ministry’s Defence Resource Council on Friday gave a green light to the reform of the defence system, with a centralized procurement agency being the main focus. […]
Defence
President glad national minorities join army, riflemen
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has applauded the response of the country’s citizens of Russian and Polish nationality to growing external threats in the shape of voluntary service in the national defence system. […]
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Lithuania to increase its contribution to EU operations
Lithuania will increase its contribution to the EU’s military operations and missions, Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis said during a meeting of the bloc’s defense and foreign ministers on Monday. […]
Defence
Lithuania plans to further raise number of troops, form 2 new batallions
Lithuania’s Defence Ministry intends continue raising the number of professional troops next year and form two new battalions in western part of the country. […]
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Rukla hosting NATO batalion expects to heal social wounds
Before switching on the dictophone, Gintas Jasiulionis, elder of Rukla, a town in central Lithuania that is hosting the NATO enhanced Forward Presence battalion, asks BNS journalists to produce their press cards – he explains he wants to make sure he is not targeted by the Russian propaganda. […]
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Tillerson’s conversation with Linkevičius: US sees Lithuanian security efforts
Washington sees Lithuania’s efforts of boosting its own and regional security, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a telephone conversation with Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Thursday evening. […]
Defence
Govenrment plans to step up border protection
Lithuania plans to purchase new equipment to improve the protection of the state border, according to the plan of measures for the implementation of the governmental programme published on Thursday. […]
Defence
Czech troops in NATO battalion would be key contribution to deterrence
Czech troops in the NATO battalion being stationed in Lithuania would be a significant contribution to the consolidation of deterrence and defence, Lithuania’s Defence Raimundas Karoblis said after meeting with his Czech counterpart, Martin Stropnicki. […]
Defence
Way of spending more important than larger defense budget – Gen. Hodges
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the United States Army Europe, has applauded Lithuania’s plans of earmarking 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to defence next year, emphasizing that the way of spending the money was even more important. […]
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US general calls on Russia for transparency during Zapad 2017 exercise
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the United States Army Europe, has urged Russia to ensure transparency during the Zapad 2017 military exercise to be held near Lithuania’s border in September. […]
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Prosecutors ask court to annul deals of AmberCore DC, Arcus Novus
Lithuanian prosecutors have asked a court to annul capital increase deals of AmberCore DC and Arcus Novus, which are building the country’s largest privately-owned data center close to Vilnius. Intelligence services say the project could have links with the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB). […]
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Seimas speaker sees increase of defense funding as decision of principle
The proposal made by the Lithuanian State Defence Council to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence next year is a political decision of principle, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]