General Phillip M. Breedlove
Defence

Stationing of brigade in Baltic states will depend on political decision, Breedlove says

The request made by the Baltic states to station a military brigade is currently being processed in the military sense, with the final decisions to be made by politicians, Commander US European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove said in Lithuania on Tuesday. […]

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Defence

Lithuanian police launch investigation into army website hacking

Lithuania’s police on Monday launched a pre-trial investigation into the recent hacking of the website of Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The website itself is now shut down for upgrading. […]

Linas Linkevičius
Defence

Lithuanian foreign minister: Stationing of US heavy weapons will change situation in region

Following US media reports that the Pentagon may station heavy weapons for its troops in several Eastern European and Baltic countries, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Sunday that these proposals are part of a US Congress-approved program to step up security in Eastern and Central Europe and that such weaponry would substantially change the security situation in Lithuania and throughout the region. […]

General Phillip Mark Breedlove
Defence

NATO commander General Breedlove to come to Lithuania

Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of US European Command General Phillip Mark Breedlove is scheduled to come to Lithuania next week. […]

Defence

Lithuanian defence minister to be able to extend service time for professional soldiers

The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday adopted amendments on the extension of the service time for professional troops. […]