Jonas Vytautas Žukas
Defence

NATO defence chiefs to discuss additional security measures for Baltic states

Chiefs of defence of NATO member-states are opening a two-day meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss additional security measures for the Alliance’s Eastern members, including the Baltic states. […]

Defence

Lithuanian foreign minister calls for implementation of NATO’s Wales decisions

At a meeting with NATO‘s Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius called for rapid implementation of the decisions made at the Alliance’s Wales summit. […]

John McCain
Defence

US Senator John McCain: We will work to ensure “the future of the Baltic countries”

US Republican Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says he will do all he can not only to ensure Washington’s support for Ukraine, but also to avert danger to the Baltic states. […]

Defence

Calm holiday period for NATO’s Baltic air policing mission

NATO airmen guarding the air space of the Baltic states enjoyed a calm holiday period over the last weeks of 2014. According to data provided by the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence, NATO fighter-jets were not scrambled once in response to flights close to the borders of the Baltic states between 22 December and 4 January. […]