Higher defense spending will not be financed by cutting the welfare state but by combining national and EU money, Dovilė Šakalienė told POLITICO.

Lithuania is enhancing its border security with Russia through various measures. In addition to deploying a significant number of "dragon's teeth" barriers, the authorities in Vilnius have decided to mine the bridges leading to Kaliningrad.

Security measures include tank-blocking structures and bridge mining

The jet was forced to divert to Poland after experiencing ‘GPS scrambling’ as it attempted to land in Lithuania

Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026.

Russia has condemned the Western alliance for ramping up its naval presence in the so-called 'NATO lake' after alleged sabotage by Moscow-linked vessels.

The Baltic country shares a border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, in Helsinki, Finland, January 14, 2025. Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 percent and 6 percent of overall ...

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His stark warning follows the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accusing Russia of planning ‘acts of terrorism’ in the air against Poland and other countries six months after a parcel caught fire at a warehouse in Birmingham. Suspicious packages have also been found on cargo planes in Germany and Poland.

Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuania’s foreign minister, told the Financial Times that Europe was facing a “new era” after the Baltic state, which is next to Russia, said it would spend between 5 per cent and 6 per cent of its GDP on defence from next year until at least 2030. That is about double the current level.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — — Lithuania has decided to raise its ... With the president's pledge, the Baltic nation bordering Russia becomes the first NATO nation to vow to reach a 5% goal called for by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

Lithuania is reinforcing its border with Russia in various ways. Aside from using a large number of "dragon's teeth," the authorities in Vilnius have decided to mine bridges leading to Kaliningrad. "Lithuania has already purchased warehouses full of "dragon’s teeth" — concrete pyramids designed to stop tanks — and plans to mine its bridges to the