Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on Wednesday visited Sweden, where he met with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Defence Minister Pål Jonson and members of the Riksdag (Parliament), the ministry reports.
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President Gitanas Nausėda thinks that Russia will be focused on the war in Ukraine for two more years but ultimately the Kremlin is willing to challenge NATO.
Labour Party’s leader Andrius Mazuronis believes that moving production of Ukrainian drones to Lithuania is a national security interest. According to him, this would create infrastructure for the production of modern drones in Lithuania and ensure that Russia would not be able to destroy the factor...
Leader of the party Democrats For Lithuania, Saulius Skvernelis, implies that affluent people should pay higher taxes and contribute more to the country’s defence this way.
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas does not reveal if President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who visited Lithuania last week, asked for help with repatriation of Ukrainian men who would be mobilised to fight against Russian invaders. However, he admitted that information may be provid...
Deputy Parliament Speaker Paulius Saudargas believes that Lithuania should focus on the production of combat drones to boost its defence as the country does not manufacture heavy military equipment.
President’s chief national security adviser Kęstutis Budrys expects a law on defence and security industry to be adopted in spring. It would ensure more effective cooperation between authorities and defence industry companies, as well as more flexible regulation of these companies.
German newspaper Bild has reported that the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) are preparing for a potential conflict with Russia on NATO’s eastern flank, in the Baltic States. Commenting about the Bild article, the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania stated that, as intense fighting continues i...
Lithuania plans to spend EUR 30 million annually on developing its unmanned aerial vehicle systems, reveals Deputy Minister of National Defence Žilvinas Tomkus following a hearing of a parliamentary committee.
The Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence on Friday will discuss boosting drone capabilities of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
The Ministry of National Defence has drawn up the 2024 military conscription list, which will be published on 10 January.
Latvian security authorities have detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of espionage, dpa reports.
Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas welcomes the idea of a new defence tax as it would help fund the introduction of universal conscription and the acquisition of more air defence systems.
Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen says politicians should be very careful when commenting on actions of state institutions amid heated public discussions over a video showing a child being forcibly taken away from his mother.
The Ministry of National Defence held a High-level Seminar for the Eastern Partners and their engagement in the EU Common Security and Defence Policy in Vilnius on 29-30 November. It was attended by senior officials on behalf of Lithuania, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, the ministry reports.
A new defence tax would be realistic only if backed by all parliamentary parties, says Seimas Speaker Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, noting that she supports the discussion that has recently broken out.
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday attended the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Awards, the first event of this kind held in the country.
По данным осеннего рейтинга журнала Top, в стране появились три новых миллиардера – основатели Tesonet Томас Окманас и Эймантас Сабаляускас (их имущество оценивается в 1,05 млрд. евро у каждого) и президент MG grupė Дарюс Моцкус - 1 млрд. евро, сообщает портал Alfa.lt.
В третьем квартале года в литовских стартапах работало 17,7 тыс. талантов. Средняя зарплата в стартап-секторе в настоящее время составляет 3,8 тыс. евро до уплаты налогов, за год она выросла на 12% или 400 евро, сообщает ассоциация "Unicorns Lithuania".
Next year, the Ministry of National Defence will sign an additional agreement with Germany on social conditions for troops of a German brigade to be stationed in Lithuania.