Foreign affairs
Georgian chief of general staff visits Lithuania
Major General Vladimer Chachibaia, the Chief of General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces, on Thursday is starting his visit to Lithuania. […]
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Defence
PM says army modernization now more important than universal conscription
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis says that the modernization of the Armed Forces is currently more important that universal military conscription, adding that a mandatory enlistment of all young men could be considered after 2020. […]
Foreign affairs
Stronger tech ties top agenda of meeting between Lithuanian, South Korean presidents
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with her South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-In, and discussed strengthening bilateral relations in the areas of economy, business and innovation as well as the international security situation and cooperation between South Korea and NATO. […]
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Defence
Russia stationing Iskander for permanent presence in Kaliningrad – Lithuanian defmin (Updated)
Russia stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region on Monday and intends to leave them there permanently, Lithuania’s defense minister and the president said. […]
Defence
Lithuania celebrates 1 year since deployment of NATO battalion
Lithuania will mark the 1st anniversary of the deployment of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Rukla, eastern Lithuania, on Monday. […]
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Egidijus Vareikis, So, what about the foreign policy?
Anecdotal folk art says that a real man will never catch a fool in three areas: sex, sport and foreign policy. Today, foreign policy in our country is often spoken by everyone who is not […]
Defence
NATO jets scrambled for 1st time from Lithuania over Russian warplane
NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled from Lithuania for the first time in 2018 over Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea. […]
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German approaches on policy towards Russia. Solution lies in Ukraine
So far, the German government repeatedly emerged as one of the main proponents for the extension of sanctions imposed on Russia. However, since no end of Moscow’s support for the separatists in Eastern Ukraine seems […]
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G. Kirkilas: 2G against common Lithuanian foreign and defence policy
Two young political party leaders – the Conservatives’ Gabrielius Landsbergis and LSDP’s Gintautas Paluckas – two weeks ago ruined signing the traditional parliamentary political party agreement on foreign, security and defence policy for 2018-2020, which […]
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Historian: we would lose nothing if we ceased teaching history
If we cease teaching history at school as it is taught now, we would lose nothing, expert teacher Vytautas Toleikis says. LRT.lt writes that according to him, children’s empathy is not being developed now and […]
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Baltic States’ friendship: are we bound only by the Americans?
The military cooperation between the Baltic States is based on pressure from outside and not the political aims of the three countries. Only NATO and common threats help us not bicker, Estonia-based International Defence and […]
Defence
Emails with links to fake news on Lithuanian defence minister contain malware
Emails containing malware were sent out after the Tv3.lt news website was hacked on Thursday evening to post a fake news story about Lithuanian Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis, the Defence Ministry said on Friday . […]
Defence
Fake news on Lithuanian defence minister planted on news portal
The Tv3.lt news website was hacked on Thursday evening to post a fake news story about Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania cannot be imagined without Jewish contribution – foreign minister
Jews were highly important to the Lithuanian state, the country’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said at the Tuesday’s meeting with David Harris, the head of the American Jewish Committee. […]
Defence
Sweden’s defence minister: Unrest in Baltic Sea region would be handled by all
All of the countries of the Baltic Sea region would have to respond to possible unrest in the region, although some of them are not members of NATO, Sweden’s Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist has said in Lithuania. […]
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Vygaudas Ušackas: Foreign policy in 2018: from threat of war to Lithuania’s historic skills
In the workplaces of the mighty strategies which more so or less so will undoubtedly impact Lithuania are being finalised. Some are already foreseeable and in some places, we must take control of the risks […]
Defence
Baltic states should reopen debates of joint weaponry acquisitions – Lithuanian foreign minister
The three Baltic states should reopen the discussions of purchasing weaponry together, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Foreign affairs
Danish PM coming to Lithuania next week
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is coming to Lithuania next Monday. […]
Defence
Lithuania’s government to revise accumulation of food reserves
Lithuania’s government intends to revise the scheme of accumulating food reserves for cases of war or other emergencies. Some MPs believe that Lithuania, as a member of the European Union, is still accumulating the reserve by the principles of the Soviet Union, suggesting to change the scheme to fit NATO standards. […]