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German public against sending troops to aid Baltic defences

Though German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė that Germany would contribute to the defence of the Baltic states, an opinion poll on Tuesday revealed that 57% of Germans think that their country should not send its soldiers to defend NATO members such as the Baltic countries or Poland if they were attacked by Russia. […]

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Defence

Linkevičius on NATO-Russia meeting: ‘I would like to be wrong in my scepticism’

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says he is sceptical about NATO‘s plans to hold the first official talks with Russia in two years this week. […]

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Lithuania should use Russian provocations to advance its national security, analyst says

The incidents in the Baltic Sea this week where Russian jets buzzed an American warship were widely reported in the Western media and Lithuania should use the occasion to push for more military support from its NATO allies, according to a Lithuanian analyst. […]