Defence

Lithuania is preparing for a significant military buildup: There is talk of a division

President Gitanas Nausėda called a meeting of the National Defence Council (NDC) on Monday. At the end of the meeting, Presidential Adviser Kęstutis Budrys and Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas commented on what was […]

Mr Pål Jonson, Swedish Defence Minister. Photo Ruslanas Iržikevičius
Defence

Swedish Minister of Defence: Sweden eager to join NATO at upcoming Vilnius Summit

Swedish Minister of Defence, Pål Jonson, discusses Sweden’s readiness to join NATO and its close relationship with Finland, in an interview with the Lithuania Tribune. He addresses the state of affairs with Turkey over terrorism and speaks on Sweden’s defense industry, its adaptability in the changing Euro-Atlantic landscape, and its strategic importance in regional security and cooperation. Learn more about Sweden’s potential NATO membership and their efforts to enhance security in the region. […]

Central/Eastern Europe

One year of war, one year of words

One year of the war. Or, more precisely: one year since Russia unilaterally attacked Ukraine. One year of violence, crimes against humanity, and indiscriminate destruction of military and civilian targets, but also one year of […]

Food shop in Lithuania
Economy

Record food prices in Lithuania: looking for culprits, but finding only increased energy prices

Even official statistics show that food has recently become more expensive for Lithuanians than in other countries. Moreover, in Lithuania, food and beverages account for the largest share of household expenditure, Martynas Žilionis is writing […]

Foreign affairs

Landsbergis announces a new European security architecture: the Baltic States and Poland will join

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said in Riga, where the heads of diplomacy of the three Baltic States and Poland were meeting, that the birth of a new European security architecture is taking place here and […]