In cooperation with military intelligence, the Second Investigation Department under the Ministry of National Defense, the SSD also released its traditional annual national threat assessment.
"This year we delayed its presentation to the public due to the attack on Ukraine," Jauniskis said in the activity report's introduction. "But we can state that Lithuania and our transatlantic allies have not been subjected to such strong pressure from authoritarian states for a long time."
"Vladimir Putin's aggression has shattered the decades-built European security architecture, disrupted economic ties, and condemned not only the Ukrainians, but also the Russian population to suffering and deprivation," the SSD director stated.
"At the same time, I would like to assure everyone that there's no direct threat of military aggression for Lithuania. Our intelligence services and those of our partners would inevitably notice such signs and signal the need for appropriate action," the intelligence chief said.
Lithuania is a safe country, he said, protected by its own growing army, which is getting stronger with every day, and by the increasing number of NATO allied forces in the region.
"We are stronger and more focused than ever before. We continue to grow stronger," Jauniskis said.
Lithuania has increased its defense budget to 2.52 percent GDP since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, and is stepping up arms procurement.
Allies have also sent in additional forces to Lithuania and neighboring countries in the region, and an even greater military presence is being discussed at the NATO level.
Published on Friday, the intelligence's national threat assessment report includes data collected until the start of February and, therefore, it does not look into the military and geopolitical implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the current security situation.