Defence
Seimas panel initiating new deal on defence financing
The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee has decided to initiate update of the agreement reached among political parties on defence spending. […]
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Defence
Lithuania’s updated natl security strategy lists 14 dangers and threats
The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday adopted an updated National Security Strategy that identifies 14 dangers, threats and risks. […]
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Lithuania, US sign agreement on status of US troops
Lithuania and the United States signed on Tuesday an agreement on the status of US troops on Lithuanian territory. […]
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State Defence Council approves 2017 intelligence priorities
The Lithuanian State Defence Council on Monday approved the country’s intelligence needs and priorities for this year. […]
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Defence
Lithuania, US to sign deal on status of US troops
Lithuania and the United States will Tuesday sign an agreement on the status of US troops in the country, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]
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Building near Vilnius linked with CIA centre to be up for sale
The Lithuanian State Security Department is discarding the building in Antaviliai near Vilnius that was investigated as a suspected secret detention centre of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). […]
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Lithuanian leaders to approve 2017 intelligence priorities
The Lithuanian State Defence Council is holding a meeting on Monday where top officials of the country and heads of intelligence institutions should discuss and approve needs and priorities of intelligence information for this year. […]
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Suspected spies face 6, 13 yrs in prison in Lithuania
A Šiauliai court on Friday finished hearings in an espionage trial of a former Lithuanian officer and a Russian citizen whom prosecutors want sentenced to six and 13 years in prison, respectively. […]
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World is being accustomed to thought that small nuclear war is permissible – Landsbergis
Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuania’s first post-independence leader, says that the modern world is being accustomed to medieval-style international relations where a small-scale nuclear war is permissible. […]
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First German troops expected to arrive in Lithuania in late Jan
The first troops of the German-led NATO forward presence battalion are expected to arrive in Lithuania in late January, the Defence Ministry said. […]
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Setting date for universal conscription too early – chief of defence
Speaking about the date of introducing universal conscription in Lithuania is still too early, says Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas. […]
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PM wants universal conscription introduced during current term of office
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the country should introduce universal military conscription during the government’s current term of office. […]
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Minister of Defence plans to set up military procurement agency
Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis is planning to establish a separate agency to coordinate military purchases, saying that centralization would help ensure better controls. […]
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Lithuania publishes 2017 military conscription lists
The Lithuanian Defence Ministry published on Monday this year’s military conscription lists. […]
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Lithuania updates security strategy
Lithuania’s updated National Security Strategy will highlight corruption and social exclusion as threats, the chairman of the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defence said on January 9. […]
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Lithuania blocks plans for data centre over links to Russia’s FSB
Lithuania’s authorities have taken steps to halt plans for building what would be the country’s largest data centre near Vilnius following an intelligence warning that it may be hooked up to a Russian spying centre. […]
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