Matthew Bryza
Defence

Obama should promise to scrap Russia-NATO pact, says defence analyst

Matthew Bryza, director of the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defence Studies, said that while visiting Estonia, the US President Barack Obama should promise to scrap the Russia-NATO Founding Act. […]

NATO forces in Lithuania
Defence

Portuguese and Canadians jets take over Baltic air policing mission

The Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Monday hosted the official rotation ceremony of contingents in charge of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission. […]

"Jotvingis"
Defence

NATO vessels headed by Lithuanian officer will take part in exercise Northern Coast 2014

On 29 August vessels of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1), including the Lithuanian LNS JOTVINGIS (N42), currently led by Commander Giedrius Premeneckas (Lithuanian Navy) moored at Turku seaport in Finland. SNMCMG1 will take part in NATO-European Union’s Exercise Northern Coast 2014 in the northern part of the Baltic Sea and the territorial waters of Finland, the Ministry of National Defence reports. […]

Dalia Grybauskaitė
Defence

President Grybauskaitė: NATO Summit in Wales is an event of vital importance

In an interview with LRT radio the President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the meeting of the presidents of the three Baltic States with the President of the United States of America (USA) Barack Obama means that the region has very strong support and its concerns are taken seriously. According to her, the NATO summit, which will take place in Wales right after this meeting, is vital in the current geopolitical situation. […]

US President Barack Obama
Defence

Obama pledges to reaffirm defence commitments in Estonia next week

US President Barack Obama says he will restate a firm commitment to defend NATO allies during a meeting with Baltic leaders in Estonia next week. […]

Defence

Lithuanian State Defence Council advises to expand defence spending

The Lithuanian State Defence Council on Monday advised the government to increase the funding earmarked for the Defence Ministry in next year’s budget, the office of President Dalia Grybauskaitė said. […]