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Lithuania, Estonia pledge 5% defense spending, following Trump's call, FT reports
Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to meet U.S. President Donald Trump's call to raise defense spending ...
NATO Ally Seizes Ship After Latest Baltic Undersea Cable Sabotage
Several undersea cables running under the surface of the Baltic Sea have been damaged in suspected sabotage incidents in ...
Two NATO Allies Commit to 5% Defense Spending Amid Trump Pressure: Report
Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to pledge an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP, according to a report.
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Saboteurs Suspected of Cutting Yet Another Baltic Sea Cable as Three Ex-Soviet Republics Move To Join Europe’s Electricity Grid
The attacks come as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania prepare to cut on February 8 their electricity links to Russia and Belarus ...
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Lithuania, Estonia lead increase in defense spending as NATO allies members — FT
According to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys, the Baltic state would allocate between 5% and 6% of its GDP on defense from 2026 and until at least 2030 ...
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Week in Lithuania | Defence minister says Lithuanian troops could train in Germany; Vilnius public transport fares to go up significantly
Lithuania launched its first hydrogen-powered ship; Vilnius asked Minsk to suspend Astravyets NPP operation President to ...
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Finnish F/A-18 Hornets Arrive at Keflavik for First Icelandic Air Policing Deployment
Four Hornets touched down in Iceland on Jan. 24, 2025 for a three week detachment. It is the first time Finland has ...
Russia Issues Warning Over NATO Flotilla 'Abuses' in Baltic Sea
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.
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule ...
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Week in Lithuania | Lithuania contributes two ships to NATO’s Baltic Sea mission, does not rule out sending troops to Kyiv if requested
President Nausėda called Trump’s Greenland remarks unacceptable; a new batch of 50 JLTVs arrived in Lithuania Wizz Air ...
Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression
Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 and 6% of overall national economic output starting in ...
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Sweden to Send Warships, Surveillance Jet to Baltics to Bolster NATO Defense
Numerous similar incidents, including the Arelion telecommunications cable between the Swedish island of Gotland and Lithuania that was cut on Nov ... would mark Sweden’s first contribution to NATO’s ...