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Žygimantas Pavilionis. Referendum as a pact on the future of Lithuania
This weekend, as I was visiting St. Casimir’s parish in Los Angeles, US, one of the Lithuanian sanctuaries which, in terms of time and distance, is located the farthest from Lithuania, I found myself contemplating […]
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Germany’s chief of defence receives Lithuanian state award
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has awarded Germany’s Chief of Defence Volker Wieker with the Cross of Commander of the order For Merits to Lithuania. […]
Defence
German chief of defence visiting Lithuania
Germany’s Chief of Defence General Volker Wieker is visiting Lithuania on Wednesday. […]
Defence
Decisions on Baltic air defence must be made faster – foreign minister
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has called for faster decisions on the air defence of the three Baltic nations. […]
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Baltic ministers, in US, voice concern over possible trade wars
The Baltic foreign ministers voiced their concern over possible trade wars during their joint meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday. […]
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Lithuania’s minister of defence again subjected to fake news
Fake news about Lithuania’s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis allegedly recognizing Crimea as part of Russia has been published online in the Russian, Ukrainian and English languages. […]
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Baltic foreign ministers to meet US secretary of state
The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states will meet with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington D.C. on Monday. […]
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Highlights of Lithuanian Seimas speaker’s speech at Polish parliament
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, on Thursday delivered a speech at the Polish parliament. […]
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Two faces of dual citizenship
Up to the referendum on dual citizenship it is necessary to clearly answer questions of whether foreign “spies” will not appear in the Lithuanian military, whether we will have MPs living thousands of kilometres away […]
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Rasa Juknevičienė. We had better learn to live without Russia
Over and over again, we keep hearing the same imperative on Lithuania’s relations with Russia. Over and over again we are beckoned to remain friends and blamed for the lack of friendship. In fact, the […]
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Baltic foreign ministers to meet Tillerson in March
The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will meet with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in early March. […]
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Lithuania’s Special Operations Forces going back to Afghanistan
Lithuania has decided to bring back its Special Operations Forces (SOF) to Afghanistan after nearly three years to join the NATO operation Resolute Support that is intended to train and support local security forces. […]
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Trump to meet with Baltic presidents in White House on Apr. 3
US President Donald Trump is to meet with the presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the White House on Apr. 3, diplomats said on Thursday. […]
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Kęstutis Girnius. What sort of military do we need?
On the eve of the independence commemoration, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis stated that the cabinet is prepared to coordinate the various parties’ positions on defence questions in an effort to sign a long-term document over […]
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Rima Urbonaitė. The struggle for freedom has not ended yet
We have commemorated the centenary. A centenary worthy of pride, how after half a century of devastation the nation not only survived, but also regained its freedom and chose the path of democracy, even with […]
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Romas Sadauskas-Kvietkevičius. The age of a confident Lithuania begins after the centenary celebrations
I particularly enjoy the day after the celebration when the bustling crowds have dispersed, flags that have yet to be taken off continue to fly in the wind, the homeless, sparrows and cats take their […]
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Lithuanian military brigade to be affiliated to German division
The Iron Wolf mechanized infantry brigade of the Lithuanian Armed Forces is planned to be affiliated to a German division, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. […]
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Lithuanian president sees current military conscription model as ‘optimal’
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the current military conscription model is optimal and in line with what the state can afford. […]