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Lithuania may increase contribution in Mali and Afghanistan

The Defense Ministry will propose to somewhat increase Lithuania's military contribution to missions in Mali and Afghanistan and to send troops to...

Russian arms control inspectors visiting Lithuania

A team of Russian arms control inspectors are starting on Tuesday a visit to a chosen military area of Lithuania, the Defense Ministry said.

Government approves plans for increasing soldier numbers

The Lithuanian government approved on Wednesday plans for growing the number of military servicemen in the next decade.

Amid growing EU control, Lithuania keeps semi-automatic guns with riflemen

As the European Union ( EU ) decided to step up control of some weapons in the wake of terrorist attacks, Lithuania intends to leave the right for members of...