Tag: Lithuania

BRIEFS

Exercise Iron Wolf 2023: NATO’s Multinational Training Exercise Tests Lithuania’s Troops

Beginning on October 5th and running for two weeks,...

Latvia-Lithuania Gas Pipeline Explodes, Per Reuters

Lithuanian gas transmission operator Amber Grid has told Reuters...

STORIES

Lithuania Announces 2024-2026 Military Aid To Ukraine

What you need to know: The Lithuanian State Defense Council announced a 3-year support plan for Ukraine for 2024 to 2026 that will consist of approximately 200 million Euros (222 million USD) that will focus on "acquisition of lethal and non-lethal aid, military training and courses, financial contributions to assistance...

Lithuania Eases Restrictions on Kaliningrad Amid Russian Pressure on EU

Lithuania will now allow the transport of sanctioned Russian goods to the exclave of Kaliningrad after the European Union released new guidance on the policy amid Russian threats of retaliation.  Since June 17, Lithuania had been enforcing transit bans on sanctioned Russian goods heading to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad...

Russian Hacker Group Killnet Targets Lithuania’s Largest Energy Supplier

The Russian hacker group “Killnet” has claimed responsibility for carrying out a DDoS cyber attack against Lithuania's largest gas and energy supplier, Ignitis Group, over the weekend, which the company called the “biggest cyber attack in a decade.” Killnet, which is associated with the Russian GRU, stated on its Telegram...

Russia Threatens Retaliation Over Lithuanian Transit Ban on Sanctioned Goods to Kaliningrad Enclave

Russia has threatened retaliatory measures against Lithuania after the NATO member imposed transit bans on sanctioned goods heading to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad through Lithuanian territory, which went into effect on Saturday. The sanctioned goods include coal, metals, construction materials and advanced technology, which makes up nearly half...

Belarus Holds Snap Military Drills, Assures No Threat To European Neighbors, Russian Weapon Caches Hidden In Forests?

Belarus has announced a "sudden check" of the response time and readiness of their military reaction forces, part of the larger Armed Forces of Belarus, reported the country's Ministry of Defense early Wednesday morning. Adding that the test of the reaction forces does "not pose a threat to neighboring...

Russia Threatens Deployment of Nuclear, Hypersonic Weapons in Baltics Over NATO Talks, Lithuania Says They Already Have Them In the Region, CIA Says Don’t...

A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in the Baltic Europe region if Sweden and Finland joined NATO. Dmitry Medvedev the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council said that if the two nations join NATO then Russia would...

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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization of...

Houthis Claim Responsibility for Attacks Against Commercial Vessels in Red Sea

In an official statement, the Iran-backed Houthi rebel movement...

One Dead, Two Wounded in Paris Stabbing Attack

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