- May 17, 2025
Lithuania, inspired by Poland’s example, aims to allocate more than 3 percent of its GDP to defense, President Gitanas Nauseda said in Warsaw on Wednesday. Currently, Poland allocates 4 percent [..]
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to take a resolute action in response to Ukrainian forces’ incursion in Russia’s Kursk region causes concerns, Kaspars Pudans, Commander of the Latvian National Guard, [..]
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Estonia has charged Svetlana Burceva, a naturalized citizen of Estonia, with violating international sanctions and treason. According to the charges, the journalist living [..]
In the first half of this year, the Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has urged the prosecutor’s office to initiate prosecution in 24 criminal proceedings for crimes committed by 41 persons, [..]
Ieva Trinkunaite, the owner of Foxpay, a Lithuanian fintech company under the scrutiny of law enforcement and supervisory authorities, has contested in court the government’s conclusion that she does not [..]
President Gitanas Nauseda supports Lithuania’s withdrawal from the convention on cluster munitions. “The president wants all possible means, including cluster munitions, to mobilize the country’s defense and strengthen the capabilities [..]
The number of professional soldiers in Lithuania is growing too slowly, which is the reason why recruitment in the army is still stagnating, President Gitanas Nauseda says. Despite Lithuania’s achievements [..]
Intelligence activities by the intelligence and security services of the Russian Federation, which have become increasingly aggressive of late, continue to be the main intelligence threat to Estonia, Estonia’s Internal [..]
An advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda warned on Tuesday of “a risk factor” related to immigrants from Central Asian countries coming to Lithuania following the recent Islamist attack in [..]
Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas is stepping down, the government confirmed on Friday. Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has already received his resignation letter, the government’s press service added. “The Press [..]
Lithuania’s National Security Commission has proposed suspending the movement of goods, transport and persons through the Lavoriskes and Raigardas border checkpoints as of March 1, the government said on Tuesday. [..]
Former Prime Minister and former Minister of the Interior Maris Kucinskis (United List) believes that the alleged cooperation of European Parliament Member Tatjana Zdanoka (Latvian Russian Union) with the Russian [..]
It is critically important to pay much more attention to the security of energy supply, Uldis Bariss, Chairman of the Board of the natural gas transmission and storage operator Conexus [..]
By journalist Inga Karlinska. By January 2020, European Union member states were required to implement anti-money laundering laws, which, among other things, included the introduction of public registers of beneficial [..]
On November 30, Latvian Defense Ministry and German company Diehl Defence signed a purchase order on the procurement of the IRIS-T medium-range air defense system, Defense Minister Andris Spruds (Progressives) [..]
The growing inflow of foreigners coming to Lithuania for work is a threat to Lithuania’s security, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite says, adding that newcomers are being used as a cover [..]
The government on Tuesday approved the establishment of state-owned military industry company Valsts Aizsardzibas Korporacija (National Defense Corporation). Before taking the decision, ministers at the closed part of the government [..]
By destroying the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, or weakening it as an organization, there would be a much better chance for a peace process and [..]
Addressing the NATO-Industry Forum in Stockholm on Wednesday (25 October 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the vital link between NATO, Allies and industry when it comes to ensuring support [..]
Lithuania needs to consider various options, including an increase in corporate income tax, as the country is looking for long-term sources of defense funding, presidential advisor Irena Segaloviciene says. All [..]
The Latvian Ministry of the Interior has drafted a government decree on the closure of two Latvian-Russian border crossing points – in Vientuli and Pededze, LETA learned. The draft decree [..]
The damage to the gas pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia highlights the importance of the resilience of critical infrastructure in hybrid warfare conditions, Defense Minister Andris Spruds (Progressives) said in [..]
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