Defence
US Army Europe commander to visit Lithuania
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, will start a two-day visit to Lithuania on Thursday. […]
United States of America
Defence
US fighter jets take over patrolling of Baltic skies
The United States is taking over the Baltic air policing mission two weeks ahead of Zapad 2017 (West), a large-scale military exercise to be held jointly by Russia and Belarus. […]
Foreign affairs
Seimas speaker meets with US congressmen
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, underlined the importance of maintaining sanctions against Russia as he met with four Republican members of the US Congress on Tuesday. […]
Defence
Seven fighters land in Lithuania as US boosts air policing mission ahead of Zapad drills (Updated)
The United States has boosted the Baltic air policing mission as Russia and Belarus prepare to hold their joint large-scale military exercise Zapad (West) next month. […]
Energy
Defence
Lithuania to increase its contribution to international operations by 30 pct
Lithuania plans to increase its contribution to international operations by around 30 percent, the president’s office said on Monday as the State Defense Council held a meeting. […]
Defence
Seimas speaker off to Norway to discuss security situation, regional threats
Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, is leaving on Monday for Lillehammer, in Norway, to take part in a meeting of the speakers of the eight Nordic and Baltic parliaments (NB8). […]
Foreign affairs
Society
Court rules to extradite Google, Facebook fraud suspect to US (Updated)
The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Friday ruled to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national accused of swindling US tech giants Facebook and Google off 100 million US dollars via an email fraud scheme, to the United States. […]
Defence
Energy
Russia can’t be allowed to use energy for political goals – US congressman in Vilnius
The United States seek to undermine Russia‘s influence in the energy sector, therefore, is skeptical about the Nord Stream 2 project, which would make Europe more dependent on the Kremlin, says US congressman Rob Bishop. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian parliament speaker to meet with US Congress delegation
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis will Tuesday meet with members of the United States Congress. […]
Foreign affairs
Fears of US sanctions for Russia ties Europe’s hands – Lithuania’s Grybauskaitė
Lack of unity in the European Union’s (EU) stance on the United States‘ move to tighten sanctions for Russia is not a split in the community, however, a sign of stagnation in the organization, which is tying its hands behind its back, says Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė. […]
Foreign affairs
Trump’s victory shouldn’t change US ties with Lithuania – LPGU leaders
The victory of Donald Trump of the Republicans in the United States presidential election should not change the country’s relations with Lithuania, leaders of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union that won the recent parliamentary elections told BNS on the morning of November 9. […]
Defence
Trump ‘doesn’t understand what Article 5 is’ – Biden on defending Baltics
United States Vice-President Joe Biden has said that the Baltic states have no reasons to doubt US commitments to NATO, downplaying the remarks about NATO made by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. […]
Politics
Lithuania to appoint defence advisers to embassies in US and Ukraine
Lithuania will appoint defence advisers at its embassies in the United States and Ukraine, in line with a decision adopted by the government on Wednesday.
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Defence
US ambassador to NATO: Lithuanian leaders understand changed security situation
Attacks in Brussels last week were not an assault against NATO, US Ambassador to the North Atlantic Council Douglas Lute tells LRT television. He visited Lithuania last week as part of a NATO delegation ahead of the summit in Warsaw this summer where Lithuania and other eastern Alliance members are seeking greater NATO presence in their territories. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why Baltics should hope Marco Rubio wins US presidential election
The election for US President is well underway and the races are so close that only a few percentage points could have an enormous effect on not only the Baltic States, but all of Europe. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuanian ambassador presents credential letters to USA president
On 17 September, Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States of America Rolandas Kriščiūnas presented his credential letters to the President of the US Barack Obama, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
Foreign affairs
President Grybauskaitė presents letters of credence to Lithuania’s new ambassador to USA
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has presented letters of credence to Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America, the presidency reports. […]