Troops of the United States will remain in the Baltic states and Poland for at least another year to deter Russia, commander of the US Army Europe (USAREUR) Lieutenant General Ben Hodges stated in Vilnius on Sunday. […]
In October, the Swedish Navy, after several years of calm, once again mounted an operation to identify and avert under-water intruders operating in Swedish territorial waters. Media speculated wildly about the reasons why anyone (read Russia) should have a reason to conduct an operation in the Stockholm archipelago; war preparations, infiltrating agents, discourage Sweden joining NATO and several other possible motives were put forward. […]
Russia’s Ambassador to NATO Alexander Grushko has accused the increased presence of NATO air policing mission fighter-jets for the frequent interception of Russian airplanes near the Baltic states. […]
NATO is fulfilling its commitments to defend its member countries, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Friday after meeting with the Alliance’s new Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Lithuania. […]
NATO is watching the movement of Russian armed forces and equipment into Ukraine and towards the agreed truce line in eastern Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Lithuania on Friday. […]
The misinformation spread by Russia will lose in the long run, Estonian Colonel Aivar Jaeski who works at a NATO institution in charge of strategic communication said in Vilnius on Friday. […]
Civic resistance would be one of the essential factors granting success if Lithuania has to defend against aggression, says Commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union Retired Lieutenant Colonel Liudas Gumbinas. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a conference Civil Defence in Hybrid Warfare held by the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union and thanked the organisation for successfully involving Lithuanian citizens in national defence. The head of state emphasised that the most powerful weapon available to Lithuania is people’s resolve to protect their land and freedom. […]
In her opening speech at the Swedish Business Awards ceremony today, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that socially sensitive Nordic business ethics have created counterbalance in Lithuania to the corrupt business methods which came from the East. […]
NATO’s new Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will Friday meet with top officials of Lithuania in Vilnius to discuss regional security. Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on the eve of the meeting that the visit indicates NATO‘s understanding the Baltic states are faced with. […]
The fact that the newly appointed Norwegian NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has chosen the Baltic States for one of his first visits shows that the Alliance understands the situation in the region, said President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
As defence funding grows, the proportion of expenditure on appropriations, for sustaining the armed forces and for military purchases, will meet NATO standards in 2015. Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says this will allow Lithuania to retain its capabilities and augment the reserve. […]
The situation is Ukraine has gotten more ominous. Additional armed Russian troops have entered the country’s territory a week ago, accompanied by heavy weaponry and tanks. This mobilization of Russia‘s armed forces is not the first such occurrence, but the significance lies in its timing on the eve of several high-profile international meetings. […]
NATO will hold more military exercises in Lithuania in response to Russian actions, Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas said on Wednesday. […]
On 17 November, the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) organized the discussion “The Dynamics of Defence Cooperation: Possibilities and Limits in a Changing Europe”, which brought international expert perspectives on the possibilities and limits of Swedish defence cooperation. […]
NATO’s new Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who took office a month ago, is coming to Lithuania next Friday. […]
The Russian warplane that caused NATO fighter-jets to take off from the Lithuanian Air Force base on Wednesday was flying next to the Baltic states but did not violate the Lithuanian air-space, the Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday evening in a message that updated a report from the Dutch government. […]
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