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Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that she agrees with US President Donald Trump's criticism of Germany over the Nord Stream pipeline expansion and insufficient defense spending.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says she is concerned about the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

NATO's chief says that the Alliance will improve its ability to facilitate the movement of forces in Europe, but does not plan to deploy additional units to the Baltic countries and Poland.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has extended congratulations to US President Donald Trump on the 242nd Independence Day of the United States of America.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė said on Tuesday that Lithuania may contribute to easing tensions between the European Union and the United States.

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, is coming to Lithuania on Thursday to discuss the security situation in the region.

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the US Army commander in Europe, will start a two-day visit to Lithuania on Thursday.

The United States is taking over the Baltic air policing mission two weeks ahead of Zapad 2017 (West), a large-scale military exercise to be held jointly by Russia and Belarus.

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, underlined the importance of maintaining sanctions against Russia as he met with four Republican members of the US Congress on Tuesday.

The United States has boosted the Baltic air policing mission as Russia and Belarus prepare to hold their joint large-scale military exercise Zapad (West) next month.

The US Department of State has congratulated Lithuania on receiving its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from America, saying that the US will continue to support Europe's goal of diversifying its gas supplies.

Lithuania plans to increase its contribution to international operations by around 30 percent, the president's office said on Monday as the State Defense Council held a meeting.

Viktoras Pranckietis, the speaker of the Seimas, is leaving on Monday for Lillehammer, in Norway, to take part in a meeting of the speakers of the eight Nordic and Baltic parliaments (NB8).

Twelve member of the US Congress call for termination of the reconstruction project of the Vilnius Concert and Sports Palace.

The Lithuanian Court of Appeals on Friday ruled to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national accused of swindling US tech giants Facebook and Google off 100 million US dollars via an email fraud scheme, to the United States.

More than half of respondents in the United States think that the US should send troops to defend the Baltic states, if they were invaded by Russia, shows a recent poll.

The United States seek to undermine Russia's influence in the energy sector, therefore, is skeptical about the Nord Stream 2 project, which would make Europe more dependent on the Kremlin, says US congressman Rob Bishop.