Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s president ranks 68th on Forbes’ list of most influential women
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė ranks 68th among the world’s 100 most powerful females published by the US magazine Forbes. […]
NATO
Defence
Lithuanian airspace must be respected – defense minister
Lithuanian airspace must be respected, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Monday after two Russian military aircraft last week entered the country’s territory over its territorial waters. […]
Politics
Lithuanian airspace violation by Russia ‘not surprising’ – parliament panel head
Russian military aircraft’s violation of Lithuanian airspace during the Zapad exercise should not come as a surprise, given the scale of the war games, Vytautas Bakas, head of the Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Defense, said on Monday. […]
Defence
Foreign affairs
Defence
US Army Europe commander to come to Lithuania
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, is coming to Lithuania on Thursday to discuss the security situation in the region. […]
Defence
Lithuanian, German presidents visit German troops in Rukla
The Lithuanian and German presidents on Friday visited German military personnel stationed in Rukla, in the central Lithuanian district of Jonava. […]
Foreign affairs
Steinmeier to visit German troops stationed in Lithuania
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to visit German troops stationed in Rukla, in the central Lithuanian district of Jonava, on Friday, the second day of his official visit to Lithuania. […]
Defence
German troops to stay in Lithuania until security situation changes – Steinmeier
German troops leading NATO‘s multinational battalion in Lithuania will be present in the country until the security situation improves, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in Vilnius on Thursday. […]
CORPORATE
Mantas Kuncaitis. What are the implications Russia’s hybrid warfare pose for the European Security? (Part 1)
Throughout the last decade the traditional warfare has been changing drastically – some of the strongest political and military forces have become used to addressing something what is perceived as hybrid threats or hybrid warfare. […]
Defence
Russian arms inspectors to perform observation flight over Lithuania
Russian arms control inspectors will carry out an observation flight over Lithuania on Thursday under the Treaty on Open Skies, the Defense Ministry said. […]
Foreign affairs
German president pays official visit to Lithuania
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday is starting his two-day official visit to Lithuania. […]
CORPORATE
R. Valatka. A helpful fool is more dangerous than an enemy
The State Defence Council decided to send Lithuanian Special Forces to combat terrorists of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The decision is justified and politically important. It is a signal by Vilnius to its allies […]
Defence
Eight Lithuanian troops leave for NATO operation in Afghanistan
Eight Lithuanian troops are leaving for NATO‘s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Friday. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Baltics intercept over 20 Russian aircraft last week
NATO fighter jets conducting the Alliance’s air-policing mission from Lithuania and Estonia were last week scrambled eight times to identify and escort Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, intercepting a total of 21 Russian planes, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday. […]
Defence
NATO battalions integral part of regional defense – Lithuanian president
International NATO battalions in the Baltic Sea region are an integral part of regional defense, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Rukla, central Lithuania, on Friday. […]
Defence
Court upholds termination of border service’s deal with Helisota
The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service‘s move to terminate a contract with Helisota helicopter and aircraft repairs company, which is indirectly owned by businessman Gediminas Žiemelis, was legitimate, as the contract threatened Lithuania’s national security, the Court of Appeals ruled. […]
CORPORATE
Zapad approaches – threats and impressive numbers
Around 100 thousand troops, an aggressive scenario oriented against the Baltic States, potential provocation – these are the reasons cited as the most concerning regarding the Russian – Belarussian military exercise Zapad planned in autumn. […]
Defence
Italy’s chief of defense coming to Vilnius
A delegation headed by Italy’s Chief of Defense Staff General Claudio Graziano is vising Vilnius on Tuesday and Wednesday. […]
Defence