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...

President’s adviser does not think Lithuania is safer than a year ago

Lithuania repaired two more howitzers for Ukraine

Lithuania will not transfer PzH 2000 howitzers and NASAMS air defence systems to Ukraine

Presidency on Ukraine’s warnings: no indication that terror attack is planned against Belarusian NPP

Conservative MP proposes lending some howitzers to Ukraine

Nausėda: State Defence Council will decide on transfer of additional weapons to Ukraine

Minister: Lithuania transferred 50 M113 APCs to Ukraine

President’s adviser: regional security situation is deteriorating, but military threat remains low

Conservatives: lies spread by the ruling coalition about the construction of the Astravyets NPP must be prevented

If Skvernelis is seeking to rally his electorate, he chose the wrong opponents

Kęstutis Girnius. A new president will change very little

Seimas speaker urges parties to agree on defense funding of 2.5 pct of GDP

State Defense Council proposes to raise defense funding to 2.5 pct in 2030

Lithuanian State Defence Council to discuss priority defence needs

President urges parties to seek new deal on defence funding

Reinstating conscription in Lithuania: bringing society back into defence?

Lithuanian and Latvian armed forces compared – which seems better?

R. Valatka. A helpful fool is more dangerous than an enemy

Lithuanian leaders to discuss army needs, participation in international operations

Trump hails Lithuania's commitment to boost defence spending (4)

Way of spending more important than larger defense budget - Gen. Hodges

Seimas speaker sees increase of defense funding as decision of principle

State Defence Council suggests 2.07% of GDP for defense in 2018

State Defence Council to mull 2018 defence spending