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Defence

NATO jets scrambled three times to intercept Russian bombers last week

NATO fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft, including bombers, flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]

Suspected Russian operation on the Lithuanian shore
CORPORATE

What could Russians have been doing on Lithuanian shores?

Russian OMRP Spetsnaz units may have landed on the coast of Juodkrantė two years ago. This suggestion by the chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee Artūras Paulauskas, has caused considerable turmoil and concern. […]

Abdul Basir Yoususi
Society

Lithuanian-speaking Afghani refugee receives job offer from businessman-MEP

Lithuanian politician-businessman Antanas Guoga has pledged to give a job to Abdul Basir Yoususi, an Afghani refugee who caught the nation’s attention last week with a youtube video where he asked, in Lithuanian, for a refuge in the country. […]

Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas
CORPORATE

Lithuanian defence minister says NATO partners better understand threat to Baltics

It has been 12 years to the day since Lithuania joined NATO. Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas spoke today about how the Lithuanian government and the Alliance itself are coming to understand the threat that the Baltic states face. […]