The first twenty soldiers from the German brigade will arrive in Lithuania already in April. By the end of 2024, the number of troops from the German brigade is expected to reach 150.
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President Gitanas Nausėda will decide later this week on the candidacy of MP Laurynas Kasčiūnas for the defence minister’s post. Incumbent Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas announced his resignation last Friday.
Outgoing Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas on Saturday told President Gitanas Nausėda names of persons allegedly involved in illicit procurement, the president’s adviser says.
Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen believes outgoing Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas should not be appointed chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence (NSGK). His recent statements threw an unnecessary shadow of suspicion on public procurement in the defence system, sh...
Retired US General Ben Hodges, despite his official retirement, remains deeply involved in NATO logistics and advising on security matters in Eastern Europe. In an exclusive interview with DELFI, he emphasizes the crucial role of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership in bolstering the alliance's defe...
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas, who has announced his resignation, no longer rules out the idea of a reshuffle and heading a parliamentary committee instead. However, he still disapproves of any backdoor deals.
A joint allied training practice of fighter jets will take place across the skies above the cities of Šiauliai and Klaipėda on Monday, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said.
A national-level civil safety exercise will be held on Monday, along with a test of the public warning system in Lithuania.
The Social Democratic Party (LSDP) will not support the Bank of Lithuania’s proposals to raise personal income tax in order to increase defence funding. LSDP leader Vilija Blinkevičiūtė believes that the current coalition should have adopted a tax reform in order to secure additional funding for def...
On 13 March, Wednesday, Lithuanian border guards stopped 15 irregular migrants from entering the country via Belarus, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).
Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) believes that Tuesday’s attack on Russian citizen Leonid Volkov, former chairman of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), was likely organised and carried out by Russia. He was assaulted and beaten outside his home in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, suf...
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, who is paying a working visit to France, welcomes the idea of Western countries sending their troops to Ukraine, which is defending against Russia’s aggression.
Chief of Defence of Lithuania Gen Valdemaras Rupšys conducting a working visit to the United States met with Deputy Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Lt Gen Stephen D. Sklenka, reports the Armed Forces.
Rotational NATO air defence model consisting of Patriot air defence systems will commence in Lithuania in 2024, Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas has announced.
The State Security Department (VSD) says 1,415 foreign nationals were found as posing a threat to Lithuania’s national security last year, after screening more than 120 thousand foreigners living in the country or visiting.
President Gitanas Nausėda on Thursday signed decrees stripping Russian businessman Yuri Kudimov and Russian ballerina Ilze Liepa of Lithuanian citizenship that had been granted by exception.
Some companies operating in Lithuania, clearly aware that they are helping Moscow to evade sanctions, are organising the export of equipment, technology and other products to Russia. Part of them engage in the schemes on their own initiative, the latest national threat assessment by intelligence age...
Latvia is looking to invest some EUR 300 million over the next five years to strengthen its eastern border with Russia and Belarus, as per Defence Ministry plans approved by the government on Tuesday.
Over 10,000 active reserve soldiers will receive their call-up notices for training in April and May, the military said Tuesday. More than 2,500 cadets are expected to be called up to the spring exercise Thunder Storm 2024, the largest national exercise organised since Lithuania regained its indepen...
On 26 February-3 March, NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled five times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, reports the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania.