Defence
Lithuanian State Defence Council wants additional EUR 150m in defence spending
Lithuania’s State Defence Council has proposed raising the 2016 defence budget by further 150 million euros. […]
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Lithuanian reserve troops to be mobilized for exercise
Lithuania’s Armed Forces is Thursday starting to send out induction papers to reserve soldiers for one-day mobilization exercise to check the performance of the mobilization system. […]
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Portuguese scouts in Lithuania for combined training
On 31 March, soldiers of the Portuguese Armed Forces arrived in Lithuania for combined training as part of NATO reassurance measures in the Baltic region, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence reports. […]
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Lithuanian defence minister wants conscripts’ families and employers fined for not passing summons
Parents, spouses and employers should be put under the obligation of handing conscription papers to persons liable to military duty, Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said in one of the proposals to the parliament’s National Security and Defence Committee on Wednesday. […]
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32 volunteers sign up for service in Lithuanian army in five days
Since 27 March, when the Armed Forces announced the registration of volunteer servicemen, 32 people, including 2 women, signed up for 9-month military service. […]
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Lithuanian foreign minister: NATO air policing mission contributes to Alliance’s overall security
The NATO air policing mission is a sign that the Allies are firmly committed to defending the Baltic states and adds to the Alliance‘s security, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
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Foreign Minister going to Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius is Tuesday going to the Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania. […]
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State Defence Council to present new defence concept this week
Lithuania’s State Defence Council intends to hold a meeting later this week to present the updated concept of armed defence, says Valdemaras Sarapinas, the president’s adviser for national security. […]
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301 people denied access to classified information in 2014
The Second Investigation Department under the Ministry of National Defence (AOTD) published its activity report for 2014. Based on the report, 301 people were denied access to work with classified information. […]
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Soviet colonel recruited Lithuanian officer – military intelligence
A former colonel from the Soviet Union had recruited an officer of the Lithuanian Air Force to spy for Russia, Lithuania’s military intelligence said on Monday. […]
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Russia trying to tune public opinion against energy independence in Lithuania – Report
Russia is using Lithuania’s public space to form an opinion against energy independence of Lithuania and the entire European Union (EU), the State Security Department (VSD) said in its 2014 report about threats to national security. […]
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Russian, Belarusian special services aimed to recruit Lithuanian border guards – report
Officers of territorial units of the Lithuanian State Guard Service and the Interior Ministry were targeted by Russian and Belarusian security services last year, the State Security Department said. […]
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Russia may resort to “hidden military measures” against NATO member – report
Lithuania’s military intelligence warned on Monday that Russia may decide to apply “hidden military measures” against one of the NATO members, although it is not capable of starting an open military conflict against the Alliance, the Second Investigation Department under the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]
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State Security Department announces annual threat assessment 2014
In its annual threat assessment for the year 2014, Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) stresses that the country’s security environment was most of all influenced by increasingly aggressive activities of Russian and Belarusian intelligence agencies, which were mainly triggered by Vilnius’ principled stance in respect of the conflict in Ukraine. […]
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Russian consul to Klaipėda was spy
Russia’s consul general to Klaipėda Vladimir Malygin was last year sent out of Lithuania as an agent of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service who aimed to collect non-public information about the country’s politics and energy projects, the Lithuanian State Security Department said on Monday. […]
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NATO SecGen – Make no mistake: NATO will defend every part of the Alliance
The latest NATO reinforcements will provide further security to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia should Russia decide to act on its increased military activity close to the countries’ borders. […]
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Minister of Defence: NATO 11 – more relevant than ever
This year Lithuania’s basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis will be sharing his shirt number 11 with NATO – on March 29 Lithuania marks the 11th anniversary as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Ministry of Defence quotes Minister Juozas Olekas on its website. […]
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Intelligence institutions to present assessment of national security threats
Lithuanian intelligence institutions will Monday present their reviews of national security threats at the country’s parliament. […]
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Lithuania, Germany to step up co-op in defence industry
At a meeting in Berlin on 26 March, Lithuania’s Defence Policy Director of the Ministry of National Defence Dr. Vaidotas Urbelis and Director General for Security and Defence Policy of the Federal Ministry of Defence Geza Andreas von Geyr underlined that Lithuania and Germany saw each other as essential partners for defence cooperation, the Lithuanian ministry reports. […]
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Attacking NATO would be a great mistake – Minister of Defence
Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says that Russia would make a great mistake if it decided to cross the borders of any of the NATO members. […]