Zapad 2017 EN

  • Defence

Minister of defense says there’s too much nervousness over Zapad

The public in Lithuania is too nervous about Zapad 2017, a large-scale military exercise that has started in Russia and…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania better prepared than ever for Zapad drills – Grybauskaitė

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the country is better prepared than it has ever been before for the Zapad…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Six Lithuanian MPs denied Belarusian visas

Six Lithuanian parliamentarians have not been issued visas to travel to Belarus for an opposition event in Minsk on Monday.…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Zapad’s goal is ‘to frighten us ‘- Lithuanian president

The goal of Zapad 2017, a large-scale military exercise that Russia and Belarus will hold later this month, is "to…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuania much better prepared for Zapad than in 2013 – Seimas panel heads

Lithuania's security situation and preparedness ahead of next week's Zapad 2017 military exercise in Russia and Belarus is much better…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Seimas panel to get latest intelligence update on regional security

The Lithuanian parliament's National Security and Defense Committee will Wednesday hear information about the regional security information from the State…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Civil institutions will work under usual regime during Zapad exercise (Updated)

The governmental Extreme Situations Commission decided after a meeting at the Interior Ministry on Tuesday that institutions in charge of…

7 years ago
  • Defence

NATO jets in Baltics scrambled 7 times last week over Russian aircraft

NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled seven times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Zapad exercise scenario inspires Belarussians – state “fabricated” on the Lithuanian border receives attention

Weishnoria – this is how the organisers of the Russian-Belarussian military exercise Zapad called the territory on the Lithuanian border,…

7 years ago
  • Defence

US general doesn’t trust Russia’s numbers for Zapad, says media should be invited

The US Army's commander in Europe on Friday called on Russia to invite media representatives to observe next month's military…

7 years ago
  • Defence

US Army Europe commander to come to Lithuania

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, is coming to Lithuania on Thursday to discuss the security…

7 years ago
  • 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. [...]

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Zapad exercise scenario revealed – Lithuania as a peculiar named aggressor

"Weishnoria", "Lubenia" and "Besbaria". Such are the odd names of the made-up aggressor countries in the released Russian-Belarussian military exercise…

7 years ago
  • 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…

7 years ago
  • 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…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Trump reiterates US position on Baltic region’s defense – Lithuanian formin

Donald Trump only reiterated Washington's position on protecting the Baltic region, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Tuesday, commenting…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Zapad’s observers to see if Russia takes troops out of Belarus – Lithuanian president

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Thursday that she expects that observers will be able to see if Russia will…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Government to keep up pressure on Belarus over N-plant, to seek good economic ties

Members of the Lithuanian Cabinet agreed on Thursday to keep up the pressure on Belarus over the safety of the…

7 years ago
  • Defence

US envoy hopes for “back-to-school” ceasefire in Ukraine

Kurt Volker, the US special representative for Ukraine, says that he has hope that a fresh ceasefire between Russia-backed separatists…

7 years ago
  • Defence

Defense, interior ministers discuss cooperation during Zapad drills

Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis and Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas on Tuesday discussed co-operation between their ministries during the Zapad…

7 years ago