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Are the Baltic states at risk of Russian aggression?

April 16, 2015 Agnia Grigas 0

As tensions are brewing between Russia and the West, the three tiny states on the coast of the Baltic Sea – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – seem to be at the epicentre of this imminent showdown. […]

Opinion: If you doubt benefits of conscription, look at Israel

April 10, 2015 Darius Degutis 0

The decision of the Lithuanian Seimas to re-introduce conscription was welcome. It was a crucial step not only because of the growing geopolitical threat but more importantly because it builds a healthy, solid and Western society and a state that has confidence in itself. […]

Lithuanian parliament starts debating law amendments on conscription

April 7, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Seimas of Lithuania has started deliberating upon amendments to the Law on Military Conscription and the Law on National Defence System Organisation and Military Service. […]

Russia’s militarization of Kaliningrad – sign of forthcoming military stand-off?

April 5, 2015 www.lrt.lt 0

Media around the world are increasingly focusing on Kaliningrad as the possible next site of Russian-Western confrontation, as Moscow keeps dispatching military equipment to its enclave squeezed between Lithuania and Poland. […]

President Grybauskaitė visits training regiment in Rukla

March 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė paid a visit to the Training Regiment located in Rukla and said that the infrastructure is of the highest NATO standards. […]

Russian military flexes muscles near Baltics

March 17, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Several units of the Baltic fleet and in the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces have been put on high alert for a large-scale strategic military exercise in Russia, news agency Interfax reports. […]

Russia to deploy new 400km range missiles in western regions

March 5, 2015 ELTA EN 0

The Russian military has put into service new missiles meant for the S-300V4 anti-ballistic system; they have a range of 400 kilometres, a representative of the Russian Defence Ministry said, adding that the new missiles will be first deployed in Russia‘s western regions. […]

Lithuanian government backs restoration of conscription

March 4, 2015 BNS 0

The Lithuanian government on Wednesday backed a bill drafted by the Ministry of National Defence on the restoration of conscription. It will now go to parliament for further consideration. […]

NATO jets in Lithuania alerted by Russian planes over Baltic sea

February 26, 2015 BNS 0

The Italian Typhoon fighter jets, stationed in the Lithuanian northern city of Šiauliai as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission, were on Wednesday scrambled to accompany two Russian military transport aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. […]

Lithuanian defence chief receives reassurance from German general about military technology purchase

February 23, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas was on Monday assured by his German colleague, General Volker Wieker, that media reports about Berlin’s alleged refusal to sell armoured trucks was incorrect. […]

Lietuvos ir Danijos kariuomenių pratybos Raudonasis liūtas. Kpt. Niels Brands ir Eugenijaus Lastausko nuotr.

Lithuania wants to buy self-propelled howitzers from Germany

February 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

During the European Union Defence Ministers’ meeting in Riga, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas presented his German colleagues with Lithuania’s proposal regarding purchase of self-propelled artillery systems. […]

Lithuanian government says it support Ukrainian military within its means

February 19, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has not revealed the details of armament supply by Lithuania to Ukraine. However, he has emphasised that Lithuania is providing support within its means. […]

Poland considers arms supply to Ukraine

February 11, 2015 BNS 0

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. […]

Russia sees Baltic states as another military operation field, Lithuanian defence official says

February 6, 2015 BNS 0

Military cooperation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is crucial, as Russia views the three Baltic states as yet another field for military operations, says Saulius Gasiūnas, director of the Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Department at the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence. […]

Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian defence ministers

Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade plans move forward

February 2, 2015 BNS 0

This week, Lithuania’s government intends to discuss draft laws on the Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian agreement to set up a joint military brigade. […]

Defence minister: Lithuania keeping close eye on Russia exercises

February 1, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania is keeping a close eye on the ongoing major military exercises in the Russian region of Kaliningrad but has no reason for concern, Lithuanian minister of national defence says. […]

Lithuanian defence minister visits Ukrainian soldiers treated in Druskininkai

January 23, 2015 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Defense Minister Juozas Olekas on Friday met with Ukrainian soldiers undergoing treatment in the southern resort of Druskininkai, the ministry said. […]

PM Butkevičius welcomes decision to set up NATO military staff in Lithuania

January 23, 2015 BNS 0

NATO decision to station an international military staff in Lithuania will contribute to security of both the country and the rest of the region, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says. […]

NATO defence chiefs to discuss additional security measures for Baltic states

January 21, 2015 BNS 0

Chiefs of defence of NATO member-states are opening a two-day meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss additional security measures for the Alliance’s Eastern members, including the Baltic states. […]

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

January 21, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

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. […]