King Willem-Alexander and the President Grybauskaitė at the Presidential Palace. Photo @ Presidential Palace
European Union

King of the Netherlands to meet with Dutch soldiers deployed in Lithuania in Rukla

On June 15 His Majesty King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander while conducting a state visit in Lithuania will meet with Dutch soldiers serving in the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battalion Battle Group in Rukla. His Majesty will be escorted by President of the Republic of Lithuania HE Dalia Grybauskaitė, Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Jonas Vytautas Žukas during the visit to the Lithuanian Armed Forces Lithuanian Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment in Rukla, the Ministry of Defence of Lithuania announced. […]

Iskander
Defence

Russia stationing Iskander for permanent presence in Kaliningrad – Lithuanian defmin (Updated)

Russia stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region on Monday and intends to leave them there permanently, Lithuania’s defense minister and the president said. […]

USA military moving to Rukla
Economy

Stationing NATO troops in Rukla, Lithuania to benefit businesses

As the town of Rukla, central Lithuania, awaits deployment of more than 1,000 NATO troops, the military town has already improved the infrastructure and plans to do more work for 5.8 million euros before the arrival of the entire battalion in mid-2017, Verslo Žinios business daily said. […]