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Dutch troops to join NATO’s battalion in Lithuania
Dutch troops are coming to Lithuania this week for their deployment in the country as part of NATO’s multinational battalion, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]
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Lithuania should step up security cooperation with Nordic states – Minister of Defence
Lithuania should step military and security cooperation with the Nordic countries, Defence Minister Raimondas Karoblis said after meeting with Iceland’s top security, defense and military official in Vilnius on Friday. […]
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Lithuanian defence expenditures – the largest in Europe?
All NATO members are united in an agreement to dedicate 2% of their GDP to defence spending. Lithuania, which has long not upheld this, has finally begun to increase spending. However an economist points out […]
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NATO should move military commands closer to Eastern borders – President
NATO should move its military comomands closer to the Alliance’s Eastern borders, President Dalia Grybauskaitė said Thursday after meeting with General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe. […]
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Defence Resource Council backs centralized defense system acquisitions
The Defence Ministry’s Defence Resource Council on Friday gave a green light to the reform of the defence system, with a centralized procurement agency being the main focus. […]
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Lithuania to increase its contribution to EU operations
Lithuania will increase its contribution to the EU’s military operations and missions, Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis said during a meeting of the bloc’s defense and foreign ministers on Monday. […]
Foreign affairs
Baltic states not among top 10 interests of new US Admin – US analyst
The security of the Baltic states is not among the top 10 issues on the agenda of the new US presidential administration, says US defence expert Samuel Gardiner. […]
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Way of spending more important than larger defense budget – Gen. Hodges
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the United States Army Europe, has applauded Lithuania’s plans of earmarking 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to defence next year, emphasizing that the way of spending the money was even more important. […]
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US general calls on Russia for transparency during Zapad 2017 exercise
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander of the United States Army Europe, has urged Russia to ensure transparency during the Zapad 2017 military exercise to be held near Lithuania’s border in September. […]
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Seimas speaker sees increase of defense funding as decision of principle
The proposal made by the Lithuanian State Defence Council to earmark 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence next year is a political decision of principle, says Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis. […]
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State Defence Council to mull 2018 defence spending
The Lithuanian State Defence Council is meeting at the President’s Office on Tuesday to discuss financing of the defense sector for 20 […]
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Belarusian opposition think Russians may leave weapons after Zapad
The Belarusian society has fears about the upcoming joint war games with Russia, Zapad 2017, and the plans to bring numerous weaponry, Belarusian opposition activists have said in Vilnius. […]
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Durbin in Vilnius: Russia is a threat, but there’s no need to slam doors on it
The United States should not completely abandon cooperation with Russia, but it must be remembered that Moscow poses a threat, Democratic Senator Richard Durbin said in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
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US Admin dispelled European doubts in Munich – president’s aide
An advisor to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that assurances given by top US administration officials during last weekend’s Munich Security Conference have assuaged worries in Europe about US commitments to NATO. […]
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US Senator Durbin wants to see permanent presence of US troops in Baltics
Democratic US Senator Richard Durbin said in Vilnius on Tuesday that US troops should to be permanently stationed in the Baltic countries. […]
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President Grybauskaitė tells US vice-president Baltic air defence expectations
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she updated US Vice-President Mike Pence on the expectations in connection to addition US military instruments to ensure air defence of the Baltic states. […]
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Lithuania deserves our defence – German Minister of Defence in Munich
Lithuania deserves NATO solidarity and defense, Germany’s Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said in her opening speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday afternoon. […]