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Where Vanagaitė and Paluckas are similar
Rūta Vanagaitė thought she would advertise her new book by slandering partisans, while Gintautas Paluckas and his entourage are using R. Vanagaitė’s scandal to announce their shift to the left because they lack any real […]
Foreign affairs
Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov visits Lithuania
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov of the Republic of Macedonia is paying a working visit to Lithuania on Friday. […]
Defence
Defence
US stops rotating troops in Lithuania, send them to drills – General
The United States have ceased permanent rotation of its Land Forces troops in Lithuania, however, will continue sending them to exercises, says US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. […]
Defence
Lithuanian security chief: We must avoid hysteria when discussing threats
Darius Jauniškis, the director of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), says that intelligence agencies are increasingly open to communication with the public as they cannot remain invisible services in this information age. […]
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Baltic security in the age of Trump
The election of Donald J. Trump as US President on November 7, 2016 has brought a year of living dangerously for the Baltic States, as the region nervously awaited the arrival of a new Republican […]
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President: we already have to discuss a military Schengen
The Zapad exercise displayed that we have to already begin discussing simplified movement of military equipment among EU countries, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė told LRT Radio. According to her the so called military Schengen is […]
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NATO-Russia relations: messages from Zapad 2017
National strategy requires us to analyze across all dimensions relations of power and observe the ways implemented to realize it. When we think about military strategy, we examine operational and tactical doctrine and its application […]
Defence
International drills Iron Wolf II kicks off in 2 training grounds in Lithuania
An international two-week exercise Iron Wolf II is kicking off on Wednesday in Lithuania’s Gaižiūnai training ground in the Jonava district and General Silvestras Žukauskas ground in Švenčionys district. […]
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Lithuanian military representative: the information war is fought for hearts and minds
It has been known since ancient times that the greatest military victories are those achieved without firing a single shot. One of the means to do so is currently also one of the problems seen […]
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Reinstating conscription in Lithuania: bringing society back into defence?
In 2015, with the security environment on NATO‘s eastern frontiers deteriorating as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Lithuania made a rather sudden and dramatic decision to resume the mandatory military draft and thus […]
Defence
Lithuania better prepared than ever for Zapad drills – Grybauskaitė
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the country is better prepared than it has ever been before for the Zapad large-scale military drills that Russia and Belarus are holding close to its borders. […]
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On ideas for Lithuania
Let’s talk about ideas. Last week, all were zealous offering their own ideas for Lithuania’s future. One may, of course, raise two questions. Why now? And why is it so important? All the promoters of […]
Defence
Lithuania much better prepared for Zapad than in 2013 – Seimas panel heads
Lithuania’s security situation and preparedness ahead of next week’s Zapad 2017 military exercise in Russia and Belarus is much better than in 2013, the heads of the parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense said on Wednesday after being updated on the security situation in the region. […]
Defence
Seimas panel to get latest intelligence update on regional security
The Lithuanian parliament’s National Security and Defense Committee will Wednesday hear information about the regional security information from the State Security Department and the Second Investigations Department ahead of the Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2017 exercise due to kick off next week. […]
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R. Urbonaitė. Are we really prepared to obstruct the export of crooked mirrors from Russia?
“If a state has nothing to boast of in terms of social guarantees, science development, education or economics, all it can do is blame all its failures on an external opponent and fill the foundation […]
Defence
Defence
US Army Europe commander to visit Lithuania
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, will start a two-day visit to Lithuania on Thursday. […]