NATO fighter-jets scrambled once last week over Russian warplanes
Fighter aircraft deployed in Lithuania to conduct the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states were last week scrambled once to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in...
View ArticleLithuania: Russian FSB spying convict files appeal against the verdict
Russian citizen Nikolai Filipchenko sentenced in Vilnius in early July on charges of spying has filed an appeal against the verdict. [...] The post Lithuania: Russian FSB spying convict files appeal...
View ArticleZapad approaches – threats and impressive numbers
Around 100 thousand troops, an aggressive scenario oriented against the Baltic States, potential provocation – these are the reasons cited as the most concerning regarding the Russian – Belarussian...
View ArticlePM pledges greater govt support for Lithuanians in Poland
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis promised that the Lithuanian government would provide greater support for ethnic Lithuanians living in Poland and other neighboring countries as he visited Punsk, a...
View ArticleDefmin hopes there won’t be incidents during Putin’s trip to Kaliningrad
Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis expects that there will be no incidents as Russian Vladimir Putin will fly to Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday. [...] The post...
View ArticleExporting oil products via Russia would be dangerous for Belarus – Lithuanian PM
If Moscow forced Minsk to export its oil products via Russian railways and ports, that would be economically unviable and dangerous for Belarus, Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on...
View ArticleNATO jets in Baltics scrambled thrice last week over Russian aircraft
NATO fighter-jets conducting the Baltic air-policing mission from Lithuania and Estonia were scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the...
View ArticlePresident Grybauskaite discusses Zapad drills with UN chief
President Dalia Grybauskaite met with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres as part of her visit in New York and discussed the Zapad military exercise currently held in Russia and...
View ArticleTwo Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace – Foreign Ministry
Two Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft last week violated Lithuania's airspace, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. [...] The post Two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace –...
View ArticleLithuanian airspace must be respected – defense minister
Lithuanian airspace must be respected, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Monday after two Russian military aircraft last week entered the country's territory over its territorial waters....
View ArticleRussian FSB officer going before Lithuanian court for illegally crossing...
Šakiai district court should Tuesday afternoon start hearing an unlawful state border crossing case, with charges brought against a Russian officer who entered Lithuania by crossing the River Šešupė...
View ArticleNATO jets in Baltics scrambled twice last week over Russian military aircraft
NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled twice last week to intercept Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on...
View ArticleRussia says its warplanes followed intl practice during flight over Lithuania
Moscow said on Wednesday that two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace in late September in order to avoid a storm, which was in line with international rules. [...] The post Russia...
View ArticleNATO jets in Baltics scrambled once last week over Russian warplane
NATO fighter-jets patrolling Baltic airspace were scrambled once last week to identify and escort a Russian military plane in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry...
View ArticleLithuanian-language teachers gradually pushed out of Kaliningrad schools
Lithuanian teachers who used to go to the Russian Kaliningrad region to teach the Lithuanian language there have lately been facing increasing obstacles and refused labour visas, a scheme Lithuania's...
View ArticleRussia stationing Iskander for permanent presence in Kaliningrad – Lithuanian...
Russia stationed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in its Kaliningrad region on Monday and intends to leave them there permanently, Lithuania's defense minister and the president said. [...] The post...
View ArticleNATO jets scrambled 8 times last week to intercept Russian planes over Baltic...
Fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO's air policing mission were scrambled eight times last week to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the...
View ArticleRussia may well use its usual means against Lithuania: another warning
How is Russia going to interfere in Lithuania’s upcoming presidential and municipal elections? How will Lithuania overcome the growing threat to national security? What is Russia’s role in the context...
View ArticleFree Russian visa as a trap: warning regarding Kaliningrad
Upon the announcement that Lithuanians travelling to Kaliningrad will be able to obtain a free Russian visa, international relations experts warn that this offer hides numerous risks. Russia has...
View ArticleMP Kasčiūnas: ‘We must strive for the status of the main US ally in the region’
Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Deputy Chair of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence, addressed Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and National Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis, proposing to...
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