German brigade

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German soldiers tell us what they think about going to Lithuania

After lengthy negotiations between Lithuanian and German politicians, it was finally agreed that a permanent German brigade would be deployed…

2 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Western reality and our responsibility

Immediately after Putin launched Russia's war against Ukraine last year, it seemed that the West had really woken up from…

2 years ago
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Message from the President’s palace: Lithuania’s approach to defence is changing fundamentally

Lithuania's approach to national defence is changing fundamentally, Kęstutis Budrys, Senior Adviser to the President on National Security Issues Kęstutis…

2 years ago
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Germany is determined: the brigade will be permanently based in Lithuania

Two weeks before the NATO Summit in Vilnius, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived…

2 years ago
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Former presidential adviser says Lithuania’s NATO membership is 2nd-rate. They agreed behind our backs

Albinas Januška, a signatory of the Act of Independence, diplomat and former advisor to the President, is talking and thinking…

2 years ago
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It’s official: Lithuania is establishing a division due to the Russian threat

The National Defence Council (NDC) met at the Presidential Palace to discuss security and defence issues. After the meeting, the…

2 years ago
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Politicians, forced to chase Anušauskas in the corridors

President Gitanas Nausėda announced after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday that it was agreed to deploy…

2 years ago
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Lt. Gen. Hodges to Lithuanians: you are not doing enough, but you are annoyed about German brigade

Lithuania is wasting a lot of time and energy complaining about Germany's reluctance to deploy a full brigade in the…

2 years ago
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President’s advisor’s words stuck with expert: this is a unique threat to Lithuania

The "Suvalkų koridorius" ("Suwałki Corridor") and the goods and transport corridor are one of the most significant threats to Lithuania's…

2 years ago
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Prof Lindley-French: We have to engage Russians on currency of power they’ve chosen

The Lithuania Tribune recently interviewed Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French, Chairman of The Alphen Group, during the Annual Conference on Russia…

2 years ago
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Army Chief Rupšys warns of Russian retaliation for losing the war: ‘We must prepare for it’

Speaking about the past year of the war in Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys, Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces,…

2 years ago
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German brigade in Lithuania: we shot ourselves in our feet

The possible deployment of a German brigade and the disputes, anger and bickering that go along with it in Lithuania…

2 years ago
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What Lithuanian politicians aren’t saying about the deployment of the German brigade: a call to stay in touch with reality

The ever-renewed speeches of the country's politicians that the ten-day period during which the entire German brigade should be deployed…

2 years ago