Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Archives

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Warsaw

Warsaw decisions: Is one battalion enough?

July 19, 2016 BNS 0

The NATO summit in Warsaw has been lauded as historical, a breaking point that gave the Baltic states and Poland a reason to celebrate and stop fearing potential aggression from Russia. […]

NATO rapid response force ‘could not be deployed to Baltics in event of attack’

May 17, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

NATO‘s rapid response force is not ready to be used to counter a possible Russian attack in the Baltics and Poland, according to two alliance commanders speaking to the Financial Times. […]

Ambassador Bert Van der Lingen Photo Ludo Segers

Dutch and Lithuanian interests deeply intertwined, says ambassador

January 8, 2016 Ludo Segers 0

Ludo Segers talks to the Dutch ambassador about taking over the presidency of the European council, on why David Cameron’s speech on getting a new deal for Britain with the EU was not anti-European, on how the Netherlands security interests are intrinsically intertwined with those of Lithuania and the Baltic States, and on how a new statue to be unveiled in Kaunas will commemorate an unsung Dutch hero of the Holocaust. […]

Chief of Defence of Italy General Claudio Graziano

Italian army chief: Baltic air policing mission was “good experience” for pilots

September 29, 2015 BNS 0

The Baltic air policing mission was “a very good experience” for Italian pilots, Chief of Defence of Italy General Claudio Graziano said in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]

Jens Stoltenberg, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Juozas Olekas

Lithuanian defence minster: NATO headquarters one more step strengthening security of whole Alliance

September 3, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

“The Establishment of a NATO headquarters in Lithuania and six other Allies testifies that NATO is taking all necessary steps to provide security to its member states and to be prepared to implement the tasks necessary to deter anyone attempting on the security and territorial integrity of any of the Allies,” the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said at the inauguration of the NATO Force Integration Unit in Vilnius on 3 September. […]

NATO secretary general opens NFIU in Vilnius

September 3, 2015 BNS 0

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday opened the NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU) in Vilnius. This and five other NFIUs in Central and Eastern European countries have been set up in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. […]

NATO secretary general and Lithuanian president to open NFIU in Vilnius

September 3, 2015 BNS 0

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Thursday officially announce the opening of the NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU) in Lithuania and five other Central and Eastern European countries that want greater NATO presence in the region to deter Russia. […]

NATO command centres start operations in Lithuania and 5 other countries

September 1, 2015 BNS 0

NATO command centres officially start operating in Lithuania and five other Eastern European countries on Tuesday. […]

NATO high readiness elements might come to Lithuania next year

July 9, 2015 BNS 0

Allied high readiness elements might come to Lithuania next year for training and certification of a NATO headquarters being established in Lithuania, its Deputy Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mindaugas Petkevičius says. […]

NATO Force Integration Unit to be presented in Vilnius

July 9, 2015 BNS 0

The progress made in the establishment of a NATO headquarters, the NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Vilnius, its leadership, tasks and organization will be presented to national defence leadership, foreign defence attachés in Lithuania, and media at the headquarters of the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Vilnius. […]

Portugal’s defence chief arriving in Lithuania

June 29, 2015 BNS 0

Chief of the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces General Artur Neves Pina Monteiro is arriving in Lithuania on Monday for an official visit at the invitation of Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Žukas. […]

Lithuania PM presents annual government report to parliament

May 7, 2015 ELTA 0

Introducing the Government‘s annual activity report for 2014 at the Seimas, parliament, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius started with the mention of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal project, the adoption of the euro and augmentation of Lithuania’s defence capabilities. […]

Polish army general staff chief on formal visit in Lithuania

March 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces General Mieczyslaw Gocul arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday on a formal visit to discuss points of defence cooperation and security situation in the region. […]

US diplomat acknowledges NATO discussions about hybrid war

February 28, 2015 DELFI EN 0

During a visit to Vilnius, U.S. Mission to NATO DCM Lee Litzenberger acknowledged that the hybrid war Russian President Putin is fighting in Ukraine has prompted discussions about how Article 5 of the Washington Treaty can be applied. And these questions have no answers yet. […]

Top NATO general and Lithuanian army leadership to discuss security situation

February 17, 2015 BNS 0

A top NATO general will come to Vilnius on Tuesday and is scheduled to meet with the Lithuanian army leadership to discuss the security situation in the region and the deployment of NATO capabilities in the country. […]

Lithuanian armed forces to expand by 450 soldiers annually

February 9, 2015 BNS 0

The Lithuanian army will expand its forces by 450 troops every year, the country’s Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said on Monday, presenting activity guidelines for the coming six years. […]

NATO agrees on founding international military staff in Lithuania

February 6, 2015 BNS 0

NATO defence ministers on Thursday agreed on founding international military staffs in the Baltic states, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said. […]

UK to send 1,000 troops and Typhoon jets to Baltic states

February 5, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The UK is to send up to 1,000 troops to a high readiness force and deploy four RAF Typhoon jets for air policing in the Baltic states to boost NATO’s collective security, the Defence Secretary has announced. […]

NATO defence ministers to work out details on military staffs in Eastern Europe

February 4, 2015 BNS 0

NATO‘s defence ministers will decide on Thursday on additional security measures in response to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. […]

NATO Military Committee agrees to set up military staffs in Lithuania and five other countries

January 23, 2015 BNS 0

NATO‘s Military Committee on Thursday gave a green light to the establishment of international military staffs in Lithuania and five other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and will submit the proposal to defence ministers, Lithuania’s Chief of Defense Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas confirmed to BNS. […]