Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression
Lithuania’s president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 ...
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Lithuania forms 1st Division
Lithuania established its 1st Division during a ceremony in Rukla on 28 January. The formation will consist of the Lithuanian ...
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First NATO Country Announces It Will Match Trump's 5% Defense Ultimatum
The new policy will make Lithuania the highest spender on defense in NATO in percentage terms, surpassing Poland, which ...
Lithuania and Estonia pledge to meet Donald Trump’s 5% target on defence spending
Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuania’s foreign minister, told the Financial Times that Europe was facing a “new era” after the Baltic ...
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Lithuanian defense minister calls for ‘balance’ between US and European arms deals
Higher defense spending will not be financed by cutting the welfare state but by combining national and EU money, Dovilė ...
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Lithuania, Estonia lead increase in defense spending as NATO allies members — FT
TASS/. Two of the three Baltic states, Lithuania and Estonia, became the first NATO countries to commit to increasing defense spending to 5% of GDP amid US pressure, the Financial Times (FT ...
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Lithuania calls on NATO to show its readiness to counter Russian aggression
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys believes that NATO should be more decisive in countering Russian sabotage attacks. Source: Budrys in an interview with the German newspaper Spiegel, as ...
BBC World Questions comes to Lithuania
BBC World Questions: Lithuania will be first broadcast on BBC World Service English on 8 February. It will also be available ...
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The powerful armored and artillery force that Lithuania is building up in front of Russia
This rearmament is particularly important in the allied countries bordering Russia, especially Poland, which is making the ...
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Lithuania open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, chief commander says
Lithuania will likely consider deploying military personnel to Ukraine for a potential peacekeeping mission, Lithuanian Armed ...