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Czech general elected new chairman of NATO Military Committee

September 21, 2014 BNS 0

The Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, General Petr Pavel, was elected new chairman of the NATO Military Committee in Vilnius on Saturday. […]

NATO chiefs of defense discussing Eastern European defence in Vilnius

September 20, 2014 BNS 0

NATO chiefs of defense gathered in Vilnius on Saturday to discuss Eastern European defense and relationships with Russia accused by the West of inciting the crisis in Ukraine. […]

NATO to open HQ in Baltic states, Poland and Romania

September 19, 2014 BNS 0

International headquarters will be founded in the Baltic states, Poland and Romania, which will be directly subordinate to NATO leadership and will take care of the training of incoming Allied troops, Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Friday. […]

Commander of NATO Allied Maritime Command visits Vilnius

September 12, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

On 10 September, Vice Admiral Peter Derek Hudson (Royal Navy), the Commander of the NATO Maritime Command (MARCOM) at Northwood, conducted a visit in Vilnius, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]

Brigadier General Zenkevičius takes office as Lithuania’s military representative to NATO and EU

September 9, 2014 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Army’s Brigadier General Gintautas Zenkevičius on Tuesday took office as military representative to NATO and the European Union (EU). […]

Lithuanian defence minister and chief of defence off to Wales for NATO summit

September 3, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas and Chief of Defence Major General Vytautas Žukas will take part in the NATO Summit in Wales on 4-5 September, the Ministry of National Defence informs. […]

Lithuanian naval ship Kuršis to attend NATO summit events

September 1, 2014 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Navy‘s ship Kuršis will attend events of the NATO summit in Wales, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. […]

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. […]

Žukas appointed Lithuania’s chief of defence

July 1, 2014 BNS 0

Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas has been appointed new chief of defence of Lithuania. He will start his five-year term on Jul. 24, the Lithuanian president’s press service said on Tuesday. He will replace Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius. […]

Incoming Chief of Defence: Lithuanian army stopped evolving

June 30, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuania’s army stopped developing and improving after funding was cut due to the recent recession, incoming Chief of Defence of Lithuania Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas says. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]