Nearly half of residents of Lithuania believe the country would be able to resist a Russian attack for a few days without NATO’s help, shows a poll commissioned by DELFI. […]
The General Prosecutor’s Office of Lithuania has informed that the Russian law enforcement authorities are trying to reopen criminal proceedings against Lithuanian nationals who refused to serve in the Soviet army following the country’s 1990 secession from the USSR. […]
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas and his counterparts from Estonia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Latvia, Norway and the UK signed a protocol of intentions for establishing the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) at a ceremony during the NATO summit in Wales on Thursday, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Forecasts suggest that Russia’s restrictions on imports from the European Union will have a negative effect on Lithuania’s economy; however, this will not affect the country’s 2015 defence budget, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]
Seven NATO states are to create a new joint expeditionary force of at least 10,000 personnel to improve NATO’s rapid deployment ability, the Estonian Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The new force will be led by the United Kingdom. […]
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. […]
Four F-18 Hornet fighter jets of the Royal Canadian Air Force landed at the Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Tuesday. […]
Canadian fighter jets are set to arrive in Lithuania to take part in NATO‘s Baltic air policing mission for the first time. Four F-18 are scheduled to land at the Lithuanian Air Force Air Base in Šiauliai at noon. […]
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. […]
Lithuania backs the US initiative to strengthen NATO capabilities in the Baltic States, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after a meeting with US congressmen on Friday. […]
Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser expressed mild disappointment over the statements by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Riga, which indicated that Germany did not support permanent NATO bases in the Baltics for fear of angering Russia. […]
One of the three Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence is buying has already been assembled and will be delivered next year. […]
On Thursday, Deputy Minister of National Defence Marijus Velička discussed security situation in the Baltic region and Ukraine, and US-Lithuanian defence cooperation with Republican US Congressman Devin Nunes, US House of Representatives, on visit to Lithuania, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]
A Finnish political analyst said that Finland would have the obligation to come to Estonia‘s aid if its smaller neighbour were attacked, even though Finland is not a NATO member and is not obligated by the organization’s Article Five collective defence clause. […]
Thursday morning, German Navy Commander Gunther Brassel handed over command of Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1) to Lithuanian Navy Commander Giedrius Premeneckas during a brief ceremony conducted by NATO Allied Maritime Command’s Deputy Chief of Staff Submarines, Rear Admiral Robert Kamensky. […]
On Thursday, Lithuania is taking charge of Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1). Commander Giedrius Premeneckas of the Lithuanian Navy will take over as Commander SNMCMG1 from German Navy Commander Gunther Brassel, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]
The sanctions of the West against Russia are followed by discussions about what effect they could have on further actions of Russia towards Ukraine. One side stresses that Putin and his closest environment understand only force, therefore the increasing sanctions are the best measure of scaring Russia from further aggression in Ukraine. […]
Lithuania will provide Ukrainian troops with helmets, bullet-proof vests and bullet-proof shields, the Interior Ministry says. […]
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