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Intelligence is worried: there will be no more silence around Lithuania

Although Russia has failed to defeat Ukraine quickly, this totalitarian and Soviet-like state is capable of continuing the war in…

2 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Laurinkus. What is Putin’s opinion on Russia’s external intelligence?

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced incredibly quickly, three days later, that the organiser of the 8 October explosion…

2 years ago
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Laurinkus. The idea of an Intelligence Ombudsperson: Lithuania’s gaps and difficulties in finding a candidate

The Law on the Lithuanian Intelligence Ombudsperson may also find itself on the shelf of vetoed legislation, Mečys Laurinkus writes…

3 years ago
  • Defence

First spy exchange in Lithuania: how did it happen?

Several decades ago, hostile parties would meet on a Havel river bridge in Germany and exchange captive intelligence operatives. This…

5 years ago
  • Lithuania

Eight MPs have lost permits to work with classified information

There are eight members of Seimas, who have lost their permits to work with classified information. The Seimas speaker cannot…

5 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian authorities detain 3 suspected spies

Three citizens of Lithuania have been detained in Lithuania since December on the suspicion of spying for Russia in return…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian security chief: We must avoid hysteria when discussing threats

Darius Jauniškis, the director of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), says that intelligence agencies are increasingly open to communication…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Security body fires intelligence officer over conflict of interest

The Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD) said on Friday that it has fired Tomas Jakučionis, an intelligence officer, over a…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian military allowed to shoot down unwanted drones

Lithuania's Armed Forces has been authorized to shoot down unwanted drones, as the increasingly popular unmanned flying devices may serve…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Vilnius institute wants students about Russian intelligence officer

Vilnius University's Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI) has warned its students that a Russian intelligence officer…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Seimas speaker to ask for security guidelines on politicians’ dangerous ties

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, says that he will ask the State Security Department, or VSD, for some…

8 years ago
  • Defence
  • Energy

Rosatom sought foothold in Lithuania – declassified intelligence info

Russia's nuclear energy giant Rosatom, which is building the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, had plans to gain a…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Intelligence bars relocation of 9 refugees amid security threat

Lithuania's intelligence agencies have barred relocation of nine refugees under the European Union (EU) program after establishing that their presence…

8 years ago
  • Defence

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania is ready to defend itself

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday that Lithuania was ready to defend itself in the event of Russian aggression as…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian intelligence warns over provocations during Russia-Betarus war games

Lithuania's intelligence on Monday warned about possible provocations held in conjunction with the Russia-Belarus war games to take place close…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Intelligence: Lithuania’s Tatars targetted by Russia, Muslims abroad

Russia aims to boost it influence upon the Tatar community in Lithuania and take advantage of the disputes on the…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian intelligence report in short – 6 key threats

Lithuania's intelligence institutions on Monday published the traditional report of national security threats. BNS Lithuania presents the six key threats…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Psychological support must be available to Lithuanian military personnel – MP

Timely psychological support has to be available to members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Vytautas Bakas, chairman of the parliament's…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Seimas board updated on threats of cyber attack – Seimas speaker

The Lithuanian parliament's board met with military intelligence officers in Vilnius on Wednesday, focusing on threats of cyber attacks, Parliamentary…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Zapad 2017 will be biggest-ever exercise at our borders – Bakas

The Zapad 2017 exercise to take place in Russia and Belarus later this year will be the biggest-ever military war…

8 years ago