a conference Civil Defence in Hybrid Warfare held by the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union
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Most powerful Lithuania’s weapon is people’s resolve to protect their land, freedom – Grybauskaitė

President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a conference Civil Defence in Hybrid Warfare held by the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and thanked the organisation for successfully involving Lithuanian citizens in national defence. The head of state emphasised that the most powerful weapon available to Lithuania is people’s resolve to protect their land and freedom. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė at Pabradė during the Iron Sword 2014
Defence

Lithuania’s focus ,readiness will deter aggressor – President Grybauskaitė

The focus of the people of Lithuania and their readiness to deter aggression is the most efficient deterrence, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said in her opening speech at an international conference on civil defence. […]

Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas (right) and Defence Minister Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuania to host more NATO exercises, chief of defence says

NATO will hold more military exercises in Lithuania in response to Russian actions, Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Wednesday. […]

Defence

Russian airplane didn’t violate Lithuania’s air-space, defence ministry says

The Russian warplane that caused NATO fighter-jets to take off from the Lithuanian Air Force base on Wednesday was flying next to the Baltic states but did not violate the Lithuanian air-space, the Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday evening in a message that updated a report from the Dutch government. […]

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