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  • Defence

US defense budget law includes call for bolstering Baltic air policing mission

US President Donald Trump has signed a law on the country's defense budget for the next year, adopted by the…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Baltic presidents’ meeting with Trump: 3 topics

Ahead of the meeting of United States President Donald Trump with the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Washington…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Polish Sejm defense panel chief: Patriot should also defend Lithuania’s airspace

The Patriot anti-missile defense systems, which Poland plans to purchase, should also defend the airspace of Lithuania, says Michal Jach,…

7 years ago
  • Defence

President Grybauskaitė calls for permanent Patriot deployment in Baltics

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday called for a permanent deployment of Patriot long-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems to the…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Linkevičius: discussions with Trump‘s entourage are much better than with previous presidents

From July 11 to July 22, the Šiauliai district will host a training exercise for which the USA will deploy…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Air defense exercise kicks off in Lithuania

The Tobruq Legacy 2017 air defense exercise gets underway in the district of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania, on Tuesday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Defence

US deploys Patriot system in Lithuania for air defense drills

The United States on Monday deployed a long-range air defense system Patriot, which is capable of downing missiles, in Lithuania…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE

US missiles “Patriot” in Lithuania: why Vilnius was happy and Kremlin furious?

US Secretary of Defence James Mattis, who came for a visit to Lithuania, was reluctant to talk about the possibility…

7 years ago
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  • Opinion

Karoblis about “Zapad”: there are no visible signs that it would be a prelude to a serious conflict

United States Secretary of Defence James Mattis has visited Lithuania for the first time. The visit of a high ranking…

7 years ago
  • Defence

US defense secretary pledges to defend Baltc states but can’t elaborate on Patriot systems

United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in Vilnius on Wednesday that the US was ready to deploy defense…

7 years ago
  • Defence

President Grybauskaitė tells US vice-president Baltic air defence expectations

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she updated US Vice-President Mike Pence on the expectations in connection to addition US military…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Deployment of Patriot missiles in Lithuania being considered

The deployment of Patriot long-range air defence systems in Lithuania as part of NATO's multinational battalion that is to arrive…

8 years ago
  • Defence

Patriot missiles needed to defend Baltics, says Estonian defence chief

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

8 years ago