NATO

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CORPORATE

Adamkus – any pandering to Russia would be political suicide for Trump

November 11, 2016 LT Daily 0

Donald Trump‘s victory in the US presidential elections left the world shocked. Few believed it and most were disappointed. British and other European media describes this as the greatest mistake of the American electorate in history because the real estate magnate is seen as a liar, bully, populist and has gone bankrupt a number of times. What can we expect after Trump‘s victory? LRT spoke with former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, first post-independence head of state and one of the leaders of the independence movement Prof Vytautas Landsbergis, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius. […]

Riga

Riga Conference 2016 – a reflection

November 8, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

Every year Latvia hosts what is called The Riga Conference. This year was no different. Held in the National Library across the river from the Old Town, invited delegates from the world of diplomacy, think tanks, academia, the military, and political life, gathered to listen and take part in a series of talks focussing on European foreign policy and security. […]

Russian Baltic fleet on exercises in Kaliningrad
Defence

NATO Forces in Baltic States: numerous but disjointed

November 8, 2016 The Jamestown Foundation 0

As the Baltic States continue to confront Russian air and naval power in the Baltic Sea, two small missile ships, the Zelenyy Dol and the Serpukhov entered this crowded body of water at the end of October. These Russian vessels will reportedly become part of a newly formed Baltic division in the near future (TVNET, October 26). The redeployment of the Zelenyy Dol and Serpukhov is just the latest regional development negatively affecting the security of the Baltic States. None of these three post-Soviet republics has the financial resources available to sufficiently strengthen its own naval capabilities in response. Therefore, in order to defend their sovereignty and ensure the sustainability of their defence sectors, the Baltic States’ naval policies will continue to stress the ability to “fill the gaps” in the full spectrum of Allied maritime operations in the region, Olevs Nikers writes in the Jamestown Foundation. […]

Tank "Leopard 2"
Defence

NATO battalion in Lithuania to have tanks, IFVs

October 26, 2016 BNS EN 0

NATO‘s multinational battalion to be deployed to Lithuania next year will have both tanks and infantry combat vehicles, Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Wednesday. […]

Basir and Antanas Guoga
Society

Basir, Lithuanian-speaking Afghan refugee, accepts job offer from MEP

May 31, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Abdul Basir Youssuf, the Afghani NATO interpreter who had worked with Lithuanian soldiers in Ghor province and was granted asylum in Lithuania after a plea for help on Youtube in Lithuanian, has accepted a job at a resort offered to him by Lithuanian MEP Antanas Guoga. […]

Russian tanks
Defence

Russia could occupy all Baltic States within three days – US analysts

February 4, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

If Russian tanks and troops invaded the Baltic States, NATO forces would be overrun in just under three days, according to a war games simulation by the Rand Corporation, a leading US think tank. […]