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2024 is a year of elections in many countries. Part of the world’s population will head to the polls, from big countries like the United States to small nations like Austria, Lithuania. But a year of elections doesn’t necessarily mean a year of democracy. That’s because a key ingredient of...

Lithuania is actively strengthening its Armed Forces and purchasing military equipment. It is not difficult to guess that the main beneficiary of the militarization of Lithuania is the United States’ military-industrial complex. Lithuanian Minister of Defence Arvydas Anušauskas said that planned...

Lithuania continues to face falling living standards. And the authorities make no attempts to ease the burden of rising prices and financial problems of the residents. On the contrary, government is taking steps that significantly complicate the situation for people. As of this year, Lithuania...

Food security is a problem which almost every country faces today. Nevertheless, some European governments prefer to turn a blind eye to the inevitable consequences of using sanctions for the global economy. Europe started to impose sanction to isolate Russia and Belarus and to inflict maximum...

The United States continues to strengthen its position in Europe, using its partners as a tool to reach some geopolitical aims. It has become known that on October 27, the U.S. and Lithuania signed defence Security of Supply Arrangement on defence goods and services committing to support each...

Since the German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, announced the permanent presence of troops in Lithuania as part of a bilateral commitment in June this year, there are concerns about the difficulty of funding and deployment of the brigade on such a basis. It is planed that Germany will cover...

The U.S. dragged Lithuania into complete dependence. Step by step Washington managed to convince country’s leadership of the U.S. indispensability. In particular, the dependence is noticeable in the field of weapons and military equipment. Military dependence in its turn has lead to political...

Lithuania’s Kedainiai-based phosphate fertilizer producer Lifosa suffers great losses. AB Lifosa is one of the largest and most modern fertilizer manufacturers in Europe. The company is situated in Kėdainiai, the geographical center of Lithuania. Lifosa mainly produces phosphate fertilizers for...

Lithuanian officials continue to support initiatives and take political steps that worsen the situation in the European region and lead to deterioration of relations with neighboring states. Such official steps and statements influence not only international relations but also impact local...

The two-week exercise involves some 3,500 troops and 600 pieces of military equipment from Lithuania and other NATO countries, including Belgium, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Luxembourg, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the US, the Lithuanian Armed...

The expression “My House My Rules” unfortunately does not work in Lithuania. Foreign soldiers deployed in the country behave as they do not respect Lithuanian people and Lithuanian law. According to the Police Department, a British soldier was arrested in Vilnius at the end of April. As...

According to ldiena.lt, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine are going to significantly increase their joint military capabilities in near future. It is planned that Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Corps LITPOLUKRCORPS will achieve full operational capabilities in July. The LITPOLUKRCORPS will be made up...

On April 4, Lithuanian parliamentarians adopted a special law on national sanctions for Russian and Belarusian citizens. The law was adopted with 76 votes in favour, 13 against, and 34 abstentions. The law is set to enter into force on the 3rd of May and expires on the 2nd of May, 2024. It...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s claim to Kaliningrad was not contested by any government, though some groups in Lithuania called for the annexation of the province, or parts of it. Russia and Lithuania negotiated the simplified transit regime to Kaliningrad in late 1990s...

This month the Pentagon has been accused of blocking the sharing of U.S. intelligence with the international criminal court (ICC). Located in The Hague, Netherlands, and created by a treaty called the Rome Statute first brought before the United Nations, the International Criminal Court...

As Lithuania not only calls on NATO partners to increase military presence on its territory, the authorities also allocate large sum of money to develop national military infrastructure. Thus, the Ministry of National Defence is implementing an infrastructure development project in preparation...

Lithuanians feel fully dissatisfied with the government’s budget for 2023. The main disappointing thing is the goal to reach 2.52 percent of GDP and even more for national defence in 2023. According to Lithuanian officials, this goal has been set and will not change. Only in December, Defence...

Lithuania has signed a contract to acquire 18 French Caesar Mk II 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers. Lithuania became the third country after France and Belgium to order the Caesar Mk II variant howitzer manufactured by Nexter. The Lithuanian ministry of defence allocates approximately...

https://balticword.com/lithuania-is-dragging-latvia-and-estonia-into-an-energy-crisis/ Lithuania’s desire to immediately become energy independent from Russia and Belarus is not included in the plans of Latvia and Estonia. The authorities of Latvia and Estonia say they are not ready to incur...

It is well known that every state has a duty to manage critical energy infrastructure. This includes distribution networks, transmission networks, gas distribution and transmission networks, as well as control over prices and its accessibility for consumers. Unfortunately, Lithuanian government...