NATO forward presence battalion Archives

Norway’s chief of defense to meet with Norwegian troops deployed to Lithuania

November 14, 2017 BNS 0

Norway’s Chief of Defense Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen will meet with his country’s troops serving in NATO‘s multi-national battalion on Tuesday, the first day of his two-day visit to Lithuania, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said. […]

Baltic countries agree to facilitate movement of NATO troops

February 17, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on Wednesday to facilitate the movement of allied forces in the region as NATO’s multinational battalions are being deployed to the Baltic countries, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. […]

First German troops expected to arrive in Lithuania in late Jan

January 13, 2017 BNS EN 0

The first troops of the German-led NATO forward presence battalion are expected to arrive in Lithuania in late January, the Defence Ministry said. […]

Who could replace Nausėda? Grybauskaitė – one foot in a trap that could scare her away

June 30, 2022 0

The presidential elections will take place in May 2024, but politicians do not seem to be rushing to fill the seat. This is normal. Nobody wants to fire off bullets too early. However, behind the […]

How the Ukrainian SOF fought Russians in Izyum

June 29, 2022 0

A few days ago I received a message on the Signal messenger from my old friend. His name is Olexander. He served in an elite special forces unit from 2014-to 2017 in the Donbas. When […]

Eerik-Niils Kross: Putin does not see Baltic states as a part of the Russian world

June 29, 2022 0

The Lithuania Tribune would like to present you with an interview with an Estonian Member of Parliament Eerik-Niils Kross, on Russian aggression against Ukraine, Russia’s past and present, the future of the war and the […]

Lithuania’s Riflemen Union: preparations for X-Day will begin

June 27, 2022 0

It is proposed to restructure Lithuania’s Riflemen Union ( LŠS) fundamentally: the organisation’s civilian areas of activity would be expanded, and the authority would be transferred from the Ministry of National Defence to the Government, […]

Anatolii Shara on military strategies of Ukraine and Russia in their full-fledged war

June 20, 2022 0

The military strategies of Ukraine and Russia in their full-fledged war. From what points did the counterparts start, and how did the strategy change during the war. I spent two weeks in Donbas, a full-scale […]

Andrius Kubilius. Ukraine and Europe tired of being itself

June 18, 2022 0

The war has been going on for more than 100 days. And it could go on for hundreds more. It is time to change from sprinting to marathoning. Victory requires not only physical strength but […]