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Russian ‘countermeasures’ to NATO in Eastern Europe are coming

May 30, 2016 Steven Pifer 0

When NATO leaders gather in Warsaw on July 8 to 9, they will announce steps to beef up the alliance’s conventional force presence on its eastern flank. NATO also will shortly announce that the SM-3 missile defense site in Romania has achieved operational status. These moves will spur the Kremlin, with some fanfare, to announce military “countermeasures.” But those will be steps that Moscow almost certainly intends to take in any case. […]

Patriot missiles needed to defend Baltics, says Estonian defence chief

May 27, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Baltic states need Patriot missiles to deter a Russian invasion, according to Estonia’s defence chief. […]

Germany ‘will meet NATO obligations for Lithuania’s security’

May 26, 2016 BNS 0

Germany will meet its obligations in boosting security of NATO‘s Eastern flanks, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]

New modern deterrence plan needed, says British Ambassador to Lithuania

May 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

The experience gained by NATO allies in coopeartion in the Baltic states should be used to as the basis for creating a modern NATO deterrence plan at the NATO summit in Warsaw in July, said […]

Nord Stream 2 could be Russian cover to militarize Gotland – political scientist

May 23, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

The Nord Stream 2 project must be considered not just for its economic and energy significance, but for its military security aspect. Political scientist Margarita Šešelgytė believes that the pipeline would give the Russian military a reason to militarise the Swedish island of Gotland, which is significant when it comes to NATO forces and access to the Baltics. […]

Soldiers stand at attention during the opening ceremony of Exercise HUNTER, a multinational anti-tank exercise, Photo Captain Mark Ruban Public Affairs Officer Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force

‘Canada is a small army, but everyone likes to work with us’ – Major Beauchamp

May 23, 2016 Ludo Segers 0

While NATO is often thought of as synonymous with the United States, other countries, like Canada, also contribute to making Europe more secure. Major Eric Beauchamp talks to the Lithuania Tribune about Canada’s role in reassurance measures for Baltic security. […]

Georgia ‘is waiting for invitation to join NATO, too’ – Lithuania

May 20, 2016 BNS 0

After NATO has officially invited Montenegro to become its 29th member, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius reminds the Alliance that Georgia is also waiting for invitation to join. […]

Montenegro invited to become 29th NATO member state

May 20, 2016 BNS 0

NATO on Thursday invited Montenegro to become the 29th member of the Alliance. This is the seventh expansion in the Alliance’s history, and it is being made over the objections of Russia. […]

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linkevičius and US Secretary of State Kerry. Photo Ludo Segers

US commitments to Baltics are ‘strong and serious’

May 20, 2016 BNS 0

The United States will continue contributing to security of the Baltic states, Lithuania‘s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels on Thursday. […]

NATO Military Committee greenlights multinational troops in Baltics and Poland

May 19, 2016 BNS 0

NATO‘s Military Committee on Wednesday approved the formation of multinational battalion groups in each of the Baltic countries and Poland, Lithuania’s representative at the committee said. […]

NATO rapid response force ‘could not be deployed to Baltics in event of attack’

May 17, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

NATO‘s rapid response force is not ready to be used to counter a possible Russian attack in the Baltics and Poland, according to two alliance commanders speaking to the Financial Times. […]

‘I see no chance of war with Russia’ – NATO general in Vilnius

May 16, 2016 BNS 0

NATO General Salvatore Farina has said that dangerous Russian conduct in the Baltic Sea region was unlikely to lead to a large-scale military conflict. […]

NATO ships search Lithuanian Baltic waters for WWI and WWII mines

May 16, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

An international NATO operation called Open Spirit has begun in the territorial waters of Lithuania. During the operation, NATO and other countries’ ships will clean the bottom of the Baltic sea to ensure that no naval mines or other explosives remain there. […]

Lessons from Denmark – how Lithuania can generate support from allies to deter Russia

May 16, 2016 DELFI EN 0

As the Baltic States try to convince NATO allies that Russia represents a real threat to security in Europe, a retired Danish general said that his country was in a very similar situation during the Cold War as a nation on the borderline between West and East. […]

Why Trump is wrong about the costs and benefits of NATO

May 13, 2016 0

Trump’s explanation of the economics of America’s security alliances misses several core realities, argues Michael O’Hanlon. The benefits of certain alliances can be debated—but they hardly constitute the wholesale drain on American coffers that he has made them out to be. […]

NATO ‘to return to core mission of collective defence’

May 13, 2016 LT Daily 0

The upcoming NATO summit in Warsaw should mark a return to collective defence as a core mission of the Alliance, said diplomat and former Ambassador to Russia Renatas Norkus on Thursday in Vilnius. “Such a […]

NATO general to discuss Baltic defence plans in Vilnius

May 12, 2016 BNS 0

Salvatore Farina, a high-ranking NATO general on a visit to Vilnius on Thursday, will discuss the Alliance’s defence plans for the Baltics with Lithuania’s military and Ministry of National Defence officials. […]

NATO Warsaw summit will include decision on Baltic garrisons, says NATO general

May 9, 2016 www.DELFI.lt 0

At the NATO Joint Force headquarters in Brunssum, commander Salvatore Farina told the Estonian military administration that a decision on the garrison of NATO military forces in the Baltic states will be made at the alliance’s summit meeting in Warsaw. […]

Russian drones in Estonia hint at extensive spying and intimidation campaign against NATO

May 9, 2016 DELFI EN 0

The Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO) has informed NATO about suspicions that the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) spotted in the country’s territory over the last couple of years might have been sent and controlled by Russian special forces. […]

US airforce sending a strong message, says US Commander

May 6, 2016 LT Daily 0

The landing of F-22 US Raptor fighters in Lithuania last week sent a strong signal of deterrence, said Captain Michael Probasco, the US 95th Fighter Squadron pilot on LRT. “The very fact that we brought […]