In early October, the Estonian media reported that Russia was transporting, by ship, Iskander short-range ballistic missiles from Ust Luga (Leningrad Oblast) to the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad (ERR, October 7). This news sparked a wave of commentary by politicians and experts in the Baltic Sea region: most saw this nuclear-capable missile deployment as a provocation. […]
As the Baltic States continue to confront Russian air and naval power in the Baltic Sea, two small missile ships, the Zelenyy Dol and the Serpukhov entered this crowded body of water at the end of October. These Russian vessels will reportedly become part of a newly formed Baltic division in the near future (TVNET, October 26). The redeployment of the Zelenyy Dol and Serpukhov is just the latest regional development negatively affecting the security of the Baltic States. None of these three post-Soviet republics has the financial resources available to sufficiently strengthen its own naval capabilities in response. Therefore, in order to defend their sovereignty and ensure the sustainability of their defence sectors, the Baltic States’ naval policies will continue to stress the ability to “fill the gaps” in the full spectrum of Allied maritime operations in the region, Olevs Nikers writes in the Jamestown Foundation. […]
The Lithuanian parliament ratified on November 3 a protocol on Montenegro‘s accession to NATO. […]
Fighter-jets conducting the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once to intercept a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic Sea. […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday assured the Baltic states that the most important thing for the Alliance was to deter, not to copy Russian actions amid the rising tensions between the West and Moscow over its increased military activity in the Baltic Sea region. […]
The Lithuanian State Security Department announced on Thursday the launch of a confidential hotline and the start of a public awareness campaign. […]
Two Russian warships have recently entered the Baltic Sea, NATO confirmed on Wednesday. […]
An intensifying demonstration of Russia’s military power in the region poses a threat to security not only in the region, but also in the whole of Europe, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Wednesday. […]
The deployment of Patriot long-range air defence systems in Lithuania as part of NATO’s multinational battalion that is to arrive in the country next year is being considered, the chief of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces said on October 20. […]
Lithuania’s government on Wednesday revised the public security development plans, stepping up the focus on efforts against terrorism and domestic violence. […]
Lithuania’s opposition lawmakers say that next year’s budget drafted by the outgoing government is “a semi-finished product” that should not be taken seriously. […]
Lithuania is contributing to the creation of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, which will consist of around 10,000 troops. […]
Around 200 defence experts from 20 countries are expected to take part in the Global SOF Symposium – Europe, a two-day event kicking off in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
Russian military ships and aircraft, which have become more active in the Baltic Sea recently, pose no threat to civilians, Russia‘s embassy in Vilnius said on Thursday, a day after Lithuania handed a diplomatic note to the ambassador. […]
NATO’s airborne warning and control system (AWACS) airplane is to land on Thursday in the Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai, in the northern part of the country, the Defence Ministry said. […]
Lithuania’s government will Wednesday discuss the updated draft National Security Strategy. […]
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