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Five American Abrams tanks to be deployed in Lithuania

Five American Abrams tanks and several dozen other vehicles will be deployed in Lithuania, the Baltic country’s Ministry of National Defence confirmed on Monday. […]

Defence

Defence Ministry submits draft law on conscription to Lithuanian government

The Ministry of National Defence submitted to the Government amendments to the law on the principles of structure of the Armed Forces in 2015. It includes a plan to draft 3,000-3,500 men to compulsory military service. […]

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Lithuania's Algirdas Butkevičius
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What defence help do the Baltics want from Sweden?

As the head of Latvia‘s foreign policy committee says Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia could be Russia‘s next target, after the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea, the Baltics’ defence ministries tell Radio Sweden what defence help they want from Sweden. […]

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Lithuania and US agree to sign new defence cooperation pact

The United States and Lithuania have agreed to sign a new agreement on defence cooperation as early as this year, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday. […]