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800 Japanese soldiers to visit Lithuania
In August, three military ships with 800 Japanese soldiers will arrive in Lithuania as part of a friendly visit.
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NATO to weigh nuclear deterrence of Russia at Warsaw summit
The issue of a credible nuclear NATO deterrent to Russia is becoming a live issue in the run-up to Warsaw summit.
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Baltic NATO jets scrambled three times in week to intercept Russian aircraft
NATO fighter jets scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
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Lithuanian proposals to ‘criminalize disinformation’ go out to consultation
The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee (NSDC) plans to return to discussing the State Security Department’s proposals to make disinformation a criminal offense in the fall. […]
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‘Russia could overrun Baltic states before NATO could respond’ – US General Hodges
As things stand now, NATO would be unable to protect the Baltics against a Russian attack, the commander of US ground forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges, said in a news report on Wednesday.
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Lithuania to buy Javelin missiles from US
Lithuania plans to buy Javelin medium-range anti-tank weapon systems and missiles from the United States, a purchase worth approximately €7 million.
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Stoltenberg rejects claims of NATO warmongering in Baltics
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has strongly rejected comments from Germany’s foreign minister that accused the alliance of “warmongering”.
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Steinmeier reaffirms Germany’s contribution to Baltic security – Linkevičius
Germany’s foreign minister Frank Walter Steinmeier has assured that Berlin will contribute towards enhancing the security of the Baltic countries, Lithuanian foreign minister Linas Linkevičius says.
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US official on Russian disarmament treaty violations: ‘Our patience is not limitless’
Russia‘s rearmament is in violation of an important 1987 US-Soviet treaty and Washington has ways to make Moscow stick to it, says United States Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Frank A. Rose.
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First Lithuanian conscript joins professional military service in airforce
Linas Jakštas is the first conscript to start professional military service with Lithuania‘s airforce after finishing his compulsory military service.
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Lithuanian riflemen permitted to purchase and keep semi-automatic weapons
Lithuania’s parliament (Seimas) has adopted amendments to allow members of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and volunteer troops to purchase semi-automatic guns and cartridges and to keep them in their homes.
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Lithuania’s Seimas greenlights permanent conscription
Lithuania’s parliament, the Seimas, on Thursday passed a law making military conscription permanent.
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US to head one of NATO battalions in Baltics and Poland
The United States will head one of the four international battalions to be set up by NATO in the three Baltic states and Poland to deter Russia, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter confirmed on Wednesday.
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Lithuania wants to buy defence systems from Norwegian government
Lithuania would buy the NASAMS medium-range missile defence systems from the Norwegian government, not directly from the manufacturer Kongsberg, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says.
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NATO ministers agree on four battalions in Baltics and Poland
NATO defence ministers have agreed on stationing four international battalions in the Baltic States and Poland in a show of support for uneasy members.
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‘We will agree on battalions for Baltic states’ – NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that the Allied nations would agree to establish an international battalion in each of the Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, as well as in Poland.
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Lithuania’s riflemen want to keep semi-automatic weapons at home
As Lithuania’s parliament is debating amendments to gun control legislation, the country’s Riflemen Union argues that if its members and military volunteers were allowed to keep semi-automatic weapons, it would greatly boost Lithuania’s defence capacity. […]
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Defence
US general says NATO must take initiative in Baltic
During a press conference in Vilnius, Ben Hodges, the commanding general of the US Army in Europe, said that the US and other NATO countries were tired of responding to unexpected moves from Russia and that they would have to take the initiative. […]