State Defence Council

State Defence Council backs proposal to form a military division by 2030

The State Defence Council has approved the National Defence Ministry ’s proposal to set up a division-sized military unit in Lithuania by 2030.

Chief of defence reveals: Lithuania is expected to acquire at least 50 tanks

Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys has confirmed the statements made earlier by Minister of National Defence Arvydas...

Defence Ministry to prepare plans to create a division-sized unit

The State Defence Council on Monday discussed the possibility of establishing a division-sized unit in the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Minister of National...

President to convene State Defence Council on Monday

The State Defence Council (VGT) will meet the coming Monday, 6 March. The President’s Office has not commented on the agenda of the meeting convened by the...

MP: top leadership should have access to more detailed intelligence information

Conservative MP Paulius Saudargas supports the proposal that Lithuania’s top leadership would have access not only to summarised criminal intelligence...