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Lithuania’s new chief of defence lists threats to national security

July 24, 2014 BNS 0

Major General Jonas Vytauats Žukas is to be sworn in as Lithuania’s chief of defence on Thursday. In an interview to the weekly Veidas, Žukas says that the country must be prepared for sneaky tactics from its enemies and have better-trained, if smaller, armed forces. […]

Would 2 percent GDP protect Lithuania from Russian aggression?

July 11, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Some experts call the current tensions between Russia and the West the new Cold War. Meanwhile, NATO countries, especially the ones that are on the outskirts of the Alliance, are concerned about the lack of funding for defence. Would two per cent of the GDP, in the face of Russian aggression, be enough to repel the fully armed eastern neighbour, should the need arise? […]

Sweden’s Saab Bofors Dynamics AB will supply Carl-Gustav munitions for Lithuanian armed forces

July 10, 2014 ELTA EN 0

In the coming 5 years Saab Bofors Dynamics AB company of Sweden will be providing munitions for Carl-Gustav grenade launchers of the Baltic States’ armed forces, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]

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

March 17, 2023 0

The “Suvalkų koridorius” (“Suwałki Corridor”) and the goods and transport corridor are one of the most significant threats to Lithuania’s security and a unique threat to Lithuania, Lithuanian diplomat, signatory Albinas Januška wrote on Facebook. […]

Ganges Valley. Geopolitical journeys of a Lithuanian

March 16, 2023 0

India’s paradoxes begin with a glance at a map. The country’s historical name is linked to the Indus River, which is, after all, the most important river not in India, but… Pakistan, is formally the […]

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

March 14, 2023 0

The Lithuania Tribune recently interviewed Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French, Chairman of The Alphen Group, during the Annual Conference on Russia organized by the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia. Dr Lindley-French shared his insights on […]