Minister of Defence Raimundas Karoblis at the DELFI TV conference
Defence

Minister of Defence on his plans for national defence infrastructure

Raimundas Karoblis’ name has so far not been well known in Lithuania. A career diplomat with over 20 years of experience, he himself was surprised by the proposal to become Minister of National Defence. He is inheriting a ministry with both an impressively rising budget and at the same time – the taint of corruption, but the former diplomat tells Delfi TV that in the end he decided to operate on the idea of “If need be, then so be it”. […]

Raimundas Karoblis at the DEFLI TV conference
Defence

Lithuania should spend more than 2% of GDP on defence – Min of Defence

Lithuania should allocate more than 2 percent of its gross domestic product for its national defence, the country’s new defence minister said on Tuesday. […]

Cranes in Šeštokai station
Defence

Russia’s Baltkran among Lithuanian Railway co’s partner in large-scale deals

The state-run company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) that has lately drawn attention from the media and the law-enforcement over lack of transparency was also engaged in million-euro deals with Baltkran company registered in the Russian Kaliningrad region, delfi.lt news portal said. […]

Hacker
Defence

No comment from Security Dept on US warning of Russian election interferrence

The Lithuanian State Security Department has refused to comment on the media reports about the US intelligence warning Lithuania about Russian attempts to tip election results. […]

Polish and Lithuanian flags
Defence

Govt’s programme calls for open dialogue with Poland in tackling problems

Lithuania’s new government pledges in its program to strengthen relations with neighboring Poland and cooperation with the United States and declares support for the Eastern Partnership countries of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. […]