United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Defence

US secretary of defense Mattis arrives in Lithuania

United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday evening on a visit, by which the US new administration aims to demonstrate its commitment to the security of the Baltic states amid concerns over Russia‘s foreign policies. […]

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Defence

Russian fake news seeks to generate Baltic opposition to NATO presence

Russian media outlets in Moscow and in the Baltic countries have stepped up their efforts to generate opposition among Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). These media sources have been putting out fake news stories suggesting that NATO was recruiting Russian speakers, especially in Latvia, to use “as guinea pigs” to test new “physical, biological and other techniques.” The goal of such “experimentation” is purportedly to prepare the Balts to help the Western alliance invade the Russian Federation. […]

President Dalia Grybauskaitė in Klaipėda
Defence

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania is ready to defend itself

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Monday that Lithuania was ready to defend itself in the event of Russian aggression as she commented on the latest annual threat assessment report by the country’s intelligence services. […]

Dick Cheney
Defence

Putin has designs on Baltic states – US former VP Cheney

Former US vice-president Dick Cheney has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened international security and had “designs on the Baltics.” […]

Rexa Tillerson
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Baltic formins to meet with Tillerson in Washington next week

The Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian foreign ministers are to meet with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington next week. […]