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Message from the President’s palace: Lithuania’s approach to defence is changing fundamentally

Lithuania's approach to national defence is changing fundamentally, Kęstutis Budrys, Senior Adviser to the President on National Security Issues Kęstutis…

1 year ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

From War to sustainable Peace: the destiny of Europe

The entire year, Europe is at war. Not just Ukraine but the whole of Europe is engulfed in this major…

1 year ago
  • Defence

So, how Lithuanians will defend themselves? This is what the experts think

Lithuania's defence policy is one of the most talked-about topics in political circles and society. Everybody has an opinion about…

1 year ago
  • Defence

Finland joins NATO and Swedes without Plan B: Lithuanian ambassadors on the mood in these countries

Last Thursday, Turkey became the last NATO country to ratify Finland's membership of the Alliance. But Sweden, which made the…

1 year ago
  • Defence

Lt. Gen. Hodges to Lithuanians: you are not doing enough, but you are annoyed about German brigade

Lithuania is wasting a lot of time and energy complaining about Germany's reluctance to deploy a full brigade in the…

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

The Lithuania Tribune recently interviewed Professor Dr Julian Lindley-French, Chairman of The Alphen Group, during the Annual Conference on Russia…

1 year ago
  • HISTORY

A view from Iceland: the fight to defend and preserve freedom

“Lithuania celebrates independence and freedom on 11 March – State Restoration Day. As Ukraine now fights for the values of…

1 year ago
  • Defence

Swedish Minister of Defence: Sweden eager to join NATO at upcoming Vilnius Summit

Swedish Minister of Defence, Pål Jonson, discusses Sweden's readiness to join NATO and its close relationship with Finland, in an…

2 years ago
  • Defence

Army Chief Rupšys warns of Russian retaliation for losing the war: ‘We must prepare for it’

Speaking about the past year of the war in Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys, Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces,…

2 years ago
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Let’s take off the rose-tinted glasses before the Vilnius NATO summit: we are vulnerable

Lithuania will host the NATO summit this summer, but many issues remain unresolved, with six months to go until mid-Summer.…

2 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Polish-German dislike: why don’t Poles believe Germans?

In December 2021, Germany's new Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, stopped in Warsaw on her inauguration tour and met her Polish…

2 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

How to launch a European Lend-Lease

Considering the total nature and prospects of hostilities in Ukraine, military aid for us should not be situational but permanent.…

2 years ago
  • Defence

Could Grybauskaitė have replaced the current NATO leader?

Former Lithuanian President Answers Where the Obstacle Lies Former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė, once considered a candidate for the post…

2 years ago
  • European Union

Panic at the chancellery

This is not a quarrel. Nor is it just one of those frequent moments in the Franco-German relationship when everything…

2 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

NATO and Ukraine

Last week, a number of important geopolitical developments took place: Putin finally revealed that he was in total desperation and…

2 years ago
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Military aid to Ukraine: the Belgian cavalry turns up late

Belgium has decided on a new military aid package for Ukraine worth €12 million. It includes heavy machine guns[i] and…

2 years ago
  • Defence

NATO Secretary General: “Ukraine’s defeat would put us all at risk and make Europe more vulnerable to Russian aggression”

In discussion with NATO Secretary General (SG) Jens Stoltenberg at the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) on…

2 years ago
  • Defence

The Kaliningrad Corridor: Moscow’s old dream and Lithuania’s great fear

Lithuania has found itself trapped in turmoil over the imposition of sanctions on some goods going to Kaliningrad. Russia is…

2 years ago
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Eerik-Niils Kross: Putin does not see Baltic states as a part of the Russian world

The Lithuania Tribune would like to present you with an interview with an Estonian Member of Parliament Eerik-Niils Kross, on…

2 years ago
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Žalimas on sanctions against Kaliningrad: “I could see a certain lack of logic”

Dainius Žalimas, former President of the Constitutional Court, says he sees a lack of logic in the sanctions and a…

2 years ago