President Putin lands at the site of Zapad 2013
Defence

NATO wants detailed info in advance about Zapad 2017 exercise near Lithuania

NATO would want to receive detailed information in advance from Russia and Belarus about Zapad 2017 exercise scheduled for this year, as the scope and assault scenario of the training fuels concerns in the Baltic states. […]

Former Air Force Commander Colonel Audronis Navickas
Defence

Air Force chief sees DefMin info as humiliating

Lithuania’s Air Force Commander Colonel Audronis Navickas, who is about to be transferred to reserve, says that the information published by the Defence Ministry about his responsibility over helicopter repairs in Russia was misleading. […]

German flag
Defence

Grybauskaitė thanks German president for sending troops to Lithuania

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has thanked her German counterpart, Joachim Gauck, for his support in the shape of sending troops to the international NATO battalion stationed in Lithuania. […]

USA troops marching in the Cathedral Sq in Vilnius during the Army day
Defence

Fast-track ratification of Lithuania-US defence deal would be political signal

A proposed fast-track ratification of an agreement on the status of US troops in Lithuania would be a political signal that the country is ready to host American soldiers, President Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s chief national security adviser said on Tuesday. […]