Last year, in the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania, there was an attempt to set fire to military equipment for Ukraine. Three individuals were detained, according to LRT. "And another event I would like to mention is the latest hybrid attack against Lithuania,
The Baltic states express dissatisfaction over not being invited to the summit on Ukraine, organised by the United Kingdom, according to information from Sky News. The Baltic states, namely Latvia, Lithuania,
The Baltic states are very unhappy that the UK did not invite their leaders to the summit on Ukraine, which will be held on Sunday. This is reported by Sky News with reference to a knowledgeable European diplomatic source.
Lithuania will provide air defense systems to Ukraine, the country's president said on Monday, the third anniversary of Russia's war on its neighbor, public broadcaster LRT reported.
Sir Keir Starmer, fresh back from a friendly meeting with Donald Trump in Washington, is due to host the leaders of more than a dozen European countries for a summit in the UK on Sunday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine and wider European security.
The Vytautas the Great Military Museum in Kaunas hosted a discussion on "How Russia's war against Ukraine changed Europe", Guildhall correspondent reports. The
Russia quickly makes cheap, expendable weapons while the West largely focuses on big-ticket items, a former foreign minister in Europe warned.
Security and defence analyst Michael Clarke says Moldova, Georgia and the Baltic states are most "vulnerable". "There's already a Russian-speaking breakaway region in Moldova," he says, referring to Transnistria and noting Moscow has previously stationed troops there illegally.
Zalgiris Kaunas will donate proceeds from their upcoming match to aid Ukraine following fan support for Russia at a recent EuroLeague game in Belgrade. The move aligns with Lithuania's stance supporting Ukraine since the 2022 invasion.
As a result of the Russian threat, the Baltic state has decided to increase its military spending to 6% of its GDP by 2030.