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Lithuanian parliament’s website brought down by cyber attack again
The Lithuanian parliament’s website went down again on Tuesday. […]
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Large-scale cyber attack hits Lithuania
The Lithuanian parliament‘s website and the websites of a number of non-governmental organisations were hit by cyber attacks over the last number of days. […]
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NATO jets scrambled three times in last week to intercept Russian planes over Baltics
NATO fighter jets serving in the Baltic air policing mission performed three scrambles last week to identify and escort Russian military planes over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence Ministry has said. […]
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Lithuanian president refuses to comment on alleged Russian landing in Juodkrantė
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has refused to comment on reports that Russians could have landed on Lithuanian territory on the Curonian Spit, saying that no comments should be expected from officers either. […]
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Russian troops ‘could have landed on Lithuanian coast’
MP Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee, suggested in an interview that Russian forces could have landed on the Lithuanian coast of the Curonian Spit during military exercise. […]
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US to deploy new armoured brigade to Eastern Europe
The United States will increase its military presence in Eastern Europe by deploying an additional armoured brigade in the area to deter Russian aggression. […]
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Russia, Belarus ‘trying to infiltrate Lithuanian army via new recruits’
Russia and Belarus are likely to target infiltrating Lithuania’s Armed Forces via new recruits and conscripts, according to the Lithuanian Security Institutions’ annual report on Wednesday. […]
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Migration and terrorism will push West to cooperate with Russia – Lithuanian intelligence
Counter-terrorism efforts and the migration crisis will reduce the international community’s attention on the security situation in Eastern Europe and will have a negative effect upon Lithuania, according to Lithuanian intelligence assessments. […]
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Lithuania considers doubling its contribution to NATO Response Force
Lithuania plans to double the number of soldiers it sends to the NATO Response Force as of next year. […]
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US ambassador to NATO: Lithuanian leaders understand changed security situation
Attacks in Brussels last week were not an assault against NATO, US Ambassador to the North Atlantic Council Douglas Lute tells LRT television. He visited Lithuania last week as part of a NATO delegation ahead of the summit in Warsaw this summer where Lithuania and other eastern Alliance members are seeking greater NATO presence in their territories. […]
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Lithuania to get more US troops – US General
The US will send more troops to Lithuania as it starts it preparations to step up its presence and capabilities in Europe, said United States Army Europe Commander Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. […]
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NATO won’t trade Eastern European security for Russia’s help in fighting terrorism
NATO will not renounce additional security measures in Eastern Europe in exchange for Russia’s potential assistance in fighting terrorism, a top NATO official said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
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Lithuania receives new batch of tactical communications equipment
The first batch of upgraded communications equipment procured by Lithuania as part of the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) and other foreign assistance funds was delivered to Karmelava Airport in central Lithuania on Wednesday. […]
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Confidential national security report outlines threats in Lithuania
On Wednesday, the State Security Department (SSD) presented a report on threats to national security to the Seimas‘ National Security and Defence Committee. […]
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Why did a third of military conscripts fail their medical examinations?
In 2015, about a third of conscripts did not pass their military medical examinations. Why were a third of the conscripts turned away from the military, and is it possible to fool the military medical examination commission? […]