Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuania has 9 other offers if Germans refuse to sell armoured vehicles, defence minister says

If Germany‘s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann formally withdraws it offer to sell armoured fighting vehicles to Lithuania, the country will have another nine offers to choose from, National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Sunday. […]

Tomasz Siemoniak
Uncategorized

Poland considers arms supply to Ukraine

Poland does not discount the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, but at this stage supports diplomatic efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict, Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]

NATO gynybos ministrų susitikimas
Defence

NATO agrees on founding international military staff in Lithuania

NATO defence ministers on Thursday agreed on founding international military staffs in the Baltic states, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said. […]

Juozas Olekas
Defence

Lithuanian defence minister invites Canada to contribute to Polish-Lithuanian-Ukrainian brigade

On 20 January, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Canadian Defence Minister Robert Nicholson at Canada‘s National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. Both ministers addressed a number of common security and defence issues, including joint efforts to support Ukraine. […]