Defence
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. […]
Defence
Defence
We can afford supporting conscripts financially – Grybauskaitė
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the current financial situation of the country allows it increasing financial support to conscripts but she stressed that national defence should not be only associated with one’s financial gain. […]
Defence
Baltics must be ready to defend themselves to receive NATO support – Grybauskaitė
The Baltic states must be ready to defend themselves if they want their NATO partners to assist them, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
Defence
Lithuania to start conscription on May 11
Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has signed a decree ordering the start of conscription on May 11 this year, the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday. […]
Defence
Judge removed in Lithuanian paramedic spying case
Vilnius Regional Judge Stasys Lemežis has been removed from hearing the case of Lithuanian army paramedic Andrei Oshurkov who is suspected of having spied for Belarus. […]
Defence
1,600 conscripts to be drafted in August-September
Chairman of the Seimas National Security and Defence Committee, Artūras Paulauskas, says that the first conscripts, around 1,600 of them, will be drafted in August-September. Another 1,400 should be drafted in November-December and thus the total number will stand at 3,000. […]
Defence
Defence
Riflemen’s Union gets modern rifles
The Lithuanian Weaponry Fund on March 23 handed over weapons and bulletproof vests to the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union. […]
Defence
NATO scrambled 8 times to intercept Russian planes last week
NATO fighter jets guarding the Baltic airspace were scrambled eight times last week to identify and accompany Russian planes flying near the Baltic borders. […]
Defence
President signs conscription bill into law
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday signed a legal amendment, which reintroduces conscription service in the country. […]
Defence
Defence
NATO fighter-jets alerted from Šiauliai to accompany Russian reconnaissance plane
Italian Typhoon fighter-jets performing the NATO air policing mission in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, were scrambled on Thursday to accompany a Russian reconnaissance airplane. […]
Defence
Lithuanian parliament votes overwhelmingly in favour of restoring conscription
The Seimas of Lithuania on Thursday voted in favour of restoring conscription in the country. The first stage of military draft is scheduled for August-September, National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said. […]
Defence
Vilnius train stations step up security due to Russian troops train
Security was stepped at Vilnius and Naujoji Vilnia Train Stations in Lithuania on Thursday in response to information that Russian army conscripts might be crossing to the Russian region of Kaliningrad via Lithuania, according to the lrytas.lt news website. […]
Defence
Lithuanian parliament to start hearing conscription bill
A bill on the restoration of military conscription will be brought before the Seimas of Lithuania, parliament, on Thursday. Both the ruling and the opposition political groups have pledged their support. […]
Defence
NATO jets alerted by 11 Russian war planes over Baltic Sea
Italy‘s Typhoon fighter-jets serving in the NATO air policing mission of the Baltic states were scrambled from Šiauliai air base in late hours of Tuesday to escort 11 Russian war planes flying above the Baltic Sea from mainland Russia to its Kaliningrad region. […]
Defence
President Grybauskaitė visits training regiment in Rukla
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė paid a visit to the Training Regiment located in Rukla and said that the infrastructure is of the highest NATO standards. […]
Defence
Germany to send over 500 troops to Lithuania for training this year
More than 500 German soldiers will come for combined training to Lithuania this year, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Current manning of Lithuanian army at odds with geopolitical reality, president’s advisor says
Inadequatetly, only 35-percent manned Lithuanian army is not capable of actually defending the country, says chief presidential advisor on foreign affairs Jovita Neliupšienė. She stressed that this situation is what inspired the decision to restore a conscript army. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s chief of defence: Five lessons to be learned from conflict in Ukraine
After the State Defence Council decided that conscription of 19-26-year-olds should be reintroduced for a 5-year period and as the Seimas is preparing to consider the issue, Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas says Lithuania has learned five lessons from the conflict in Ukraine. […]