Vytautas Umbrasas EN Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

New Polish defense attaché accredited to Lithuania

August 29, 2018 BNS 0

Major Piotr Sadys was accredited as Poland’s new defense attaché to Lithuania at the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday, replacing Colonel Miroslaw Wojcik who has resided in Vilnius since 2015. […]

Germany’s chief of defence receives Lithuanian state award

March 7, 2018 BNS 0

Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė has awarded Germany’s Chief of Defence Volker Wieker with the Cross of Commander of the order For Merits to Lithuania. […]

German chief of defence visiting Lithuania

March 7, 2018 BNS 0

Germany’s Chief of Defence General Volker Wieker is visiting Lithuania on Wednesday. […]

Denmark taking over NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission in Lithuania

January 8, 2018 BNS 0

A Danish Air Force detachment is taking over the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states in Siauliai, northern Lithuania. […]

Commemorating the German People's Day of Mourning

Tribute to WWI, WWII victims paid in Vilnius

November 20, 2017 BNS 0

The German National Day of Mourning was marked in the cemetery of German soldiers in Vingio Park in the Lithuanian capital on Sunday. […]

Lithuania closely watching Russia-China military maneuvers in Baltic Sea

July 25, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s defense officials say they are keeping a close eye on the joint Russian-Chinese military exercise gaining momentum in the Baltic Sea. […]

USA troops marching in the Cathedral Sq in Vilnius during the Army day

MPs unanimously ratify pact on status of US troops in Lithuania

February 14, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously ratified the Lithuania-US agreement on the status of US troops in the Baltic states. […]

US Troops on the Gediminas Av. in Vilnius

Seimas to ratify deal on status of US troops on fast-track basis

February 14, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Seimas on Tuesday launched the procedure of ratification of Lithuania’s agreement with the United States on the status of American troops in Lithuania. […]

After Nausėda meeting with Budrys, the opposition retorts to the candidate’s “cooling off “

November 22, 2024 0

Kęstutis Budrys, the President’s Senior Adviser, who has been nominated for the post of Minister of foreign affairs, does not say whether he first discussed the possibility of taking up the post with President Gitanas […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]