Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that on Wednesday she wished US President Donald Trump to be more unpredictable in next week's meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, than in talks with America's allies.
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NATO leaders on Wednesday mandated the Alliances' military leadership to come up with proposals by mid-2019 on how to beef up the Baltic countries' air defense, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė's press service said.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she agrees with US President Donald Trump's criticism of Germany over the Nord Stream pipeline expansion and insufficient defense spending.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she is concerned about the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
NATO's chief says that the Alliance will improve its ability to facilitate the movement of forces in Europe, but does not plan to deploy additional units to the Baltic countries and Poland.
As a NATO summit starts in Brussels on Wednesday, BNS Lithuania presents key facts on NATO's presence in the country and the Lithuanian government's expectations:
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she "partly" supports US President Donald Trump's demands for allies in Europe to increase defense spending.
Lithuania might need to increase its defense spending by several dozen million euros this year to reach NATO's defense standard of 2 percent GDP, new figures show.
Lithuanian diplomats expect a step toward strengthening air defense in the Baltic states to be taken at this week's NATO summit, but remain wary of US President Donald Trump's position.
A Portuguese maritime patrol aircraft has reinforced NATO's Baltic air-policing mission, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended congratulations to US President Donald Trump on the 242nd Independence Day of the United States of America.
Arcus Novus, the developer of a data center project near Vilnius, and its majority shareholder, Denmark's SatGate Holding, pose a threat to national security as they are linked to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) through their direct and indirect shareholders, a court has ruled.
President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday that Lithuania may contribute to easing tensions between the European Union and the United States.
NATO's fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled six times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Vilnius expects US President Donald Trump's meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to reflect Washington's principled stance toward Moscow.
Lithuania expects US support in strengthening NATO's forward presence forces and defense in the region and increasing the speed of decision-making, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in their telephone conversation on Thursday.
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis on Thursday signed the agreement on the creation of the UK Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) during his visit to London.
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met on Wednesday with EU member states' ambassadors accredited to Lithuania to discuss EU budget, migration and security issues.