Security

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.

Drawing from bitter lessons of the past, Lithuania and Poland understand that indecision, disunity, or concessions to aggressors like Russia only serve to embolden them and escalate conflicts, emphasised Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė during her meeting with Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in V...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk insists that the solidarity between Vilnius and Warsaw is not in question. His statement comes amid a recent public debate in Lithuania on the legal possibility for Polish troops to come to the neighbouring country’s aid in the event of an attack.

President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday called for concrete solutions to respond to the geopolitical reality rather than ‘apocalyptic statements.'

The Russian war in Ukraine is a threat to the Euro-Atlantic security, therefore additional allied capabilities reinforcing the eastern flank of NATO remain. NATO allies stand ready to defend every inch of NATO territory and their military presence on the ground in Lithuania deters potential adverse ...

The State Border Guard Service (VSAT) will allocate additional personnel to ensure public order at the border during the protest of Polish farmers, who plan to start a blockade of a motorway connecting Poland and Lithuania on Friday.

The Ministry of National Defence suggests eliminating conscription exemptions for students so they could not postpone their military service. Yet there are the opposite initiatives in parliament. MP Artūras Žukauskas, chair of the Seimas Committee on Education and Science, believes that university s...

Six irregular migrants attempted to access Lithuania via Belarus on Tuesday, 27 February, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda emphasises that the West is lagging behind Russia in terms of production of military equipment and ammunition. The president highlighted this during a visit to Paris on Monday evening, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Monday evening, President Gitanas Nausėda participated in an international conference of European leaders in Paris at the invitation of President of France Emmanuel Macron to discuss ways of strengthening support for Ukraine, said the Office of the President.

Three migrants attempted to cross from Belarus to Lithuania illegally on Monday, 26 February, reports the State Border Guard Service (VSAT).

As the Hungarian parliament on Monday ratified Sweden’s NATO bid, Lithuanian leaders welcomed the move.

Ukraine support campaign Radarom finished on Saturday with Lithuanians donating more than EUR 8.2 million.

In the event of a Russian attack, Lithuania must be ready to defend itself for at least two weeks, says a former commanding general of US Army Europe.

The Parliament is hosting the 9th Vilnius Security Forum on Friday with a focus on NATO’s general deterrence strategy and its challenges.

A number of properties managed by Turto Bankas, state-owned enterprise that centrally manages state real property for administrative purposes, will be included in the network of shelters in three months’ time, Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė said Thursday.

NATO countries do not face a direct military threat, whereas the Alliance’s defence capabilities have increased enough to convince Moscow that it would not achieve victory in an armed conflict, Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg told the news website delfi.lt in an exclusive interview.

Europe is not ready to defend itself without the help of the United States, but European countries are making great efforts to strengthen their capabilities, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Arnoldas Pranckevičius says.