Lithuania

Russia enters Phase 0 of aggression against Europe – analyst

November 13, 2025

By Simas Prašmantas, LRT.lt. Contraband balloons disrupting the work of Lithuanian airports, the increasing number of drone incursions, and intelligence activities in NATO airspace are part of a deliberate and [..]

Europe

Germany’s Scholz continues to count on NATO’s nuclear deterrence

March 7, 2025

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday expressed caution regarding the idea of using French nuclear weapons to protect other European countries, as he arrived at an EU summit in Brussels. [..]

World

Secretary General in Munich: Europe needs to step up

February 18, 2025

Secretary General Mark Rutte attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday and Saturday (14-15 February 2025). He stressed the need for a strong NATO, urging European Allies to increase [..]

Latvia

SAPRA: A new player on NATO’s Eastern Flank

November 20, 2024

This year, during the Latvian Patriots’ Week, on November 14, the official opening event of the International Association of Defense Products Manufacturers (SAPRA) took place. The event brought together more [..]

Lithuania

Prime Minister: Ukraine’s Victory Plan is a prerequisite for sustainable peace in Europe

October 24, 2024

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė met in Vilnius with Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to discuss issues of multifaceted support for Ukraine, the situation on the frontline [..]

Latvia

NATO membership gives a sense of security to a third of Latvian residents – survey

August 2, 2024

One third or 36 percent of the Latvian population feel safe in Latvia because the country is protected by NATO membership, according to an opinion poll conducted by Rait Custom [..]

Opinions

The EU and its allies must do more to curtail Russian influence in Europe

July 17, 2024

By journalist Inga Karlinska. EU-Russia tensions have been elevated since the latter’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and have gone downhill since Russia’s outright invasion of and war [..]

World

Secretary General at Berga Naval Base: Sweden’s membership makes NATO stronger and safer

June 10, 2024

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the Swedish Armed Forces at Berga Naval Base on Friday (7 June 2024), in his first visit to Sweden since the country joined NATO in [..]

Latvia

German Chancellor confirms strong support for strengthening Baltic security

May 7, 2024

The security of NATO allies is also our security and “an attack on the Baltics would be an attack on all of us”, which must not be allowed, German Chancellor [..]

Latvia

Spain plans to join Riga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence

April 23, 2024

The Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding on the Spanish Defense Ministry’s plan to join the Riga-based NATO Strategic Communication Centre of Excellence. The Spanish Defense [..]

Lithuania

Seven out of 10 people in Lithuania see Russia as threat to national security

April 15, 2024

Seven out of ten people in Lithuania believe that Russia poses a threat to national security, and almost a quarter disagree with this view, according to an opinion poll commissioned [..]

Latvia

Germany is ready to defend every inch of NATO territory – Scholz

March 28, 2024

Germany stands shoulder to shoulder with the Baltic states and is ready to defend every inch of NATO territory, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said today after a meeting with Latvian [..]

Estonia

Estonia welcomes Sweden’s accession to NATO

March 8, 2024

Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO after depositing its NATO ratification instrument to the US Department of State. Estonia welcomes Sweden’s accession to NATO, Prime Minister Kaja [..]

Latvia

NATO preparing for possible Russian attack – Bild

January 15, 2024

NATO is preparing for a possible attack on its eastern flank by the aggressor country Russia, according to a secret document of the German Bundeswehr, which was obtained by German [..]

Lithuania

Germany to send around 4,800 troops, 200 civilian staff to Lithuania – ambassador

November 23, 2023

With Berlin planning to deploy a brigade in Lithuania, Cornelius Zimmermann, Germany’s ambassador in Vilnius, said on Thursday that about 4,800 troops and 200 civilian personnel will arrive in the [..]