Europe is waking up to the need to invest in defense, and so are European VCs. But with a painful history of Soviet occupations, Lithuania didn’t wait for the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to reach its third anniversary to commit 5% to 6% of its GDP to military spending — and fund
Belarus said on Thursday that it's open to hosting the Russian factory, which would help expand Moscow's production outside its borders.
As Europe plans to up its defense spending, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian services believe that Moscow could be planning to launch a 'possible military confrontation with NATO.'
Lithuania on Thursday quit an international convention banning cluster bombs, citing security concerns over neighbouring Russia in a move that has drawn criticism from human rights groups.
Latvia's defense minister says there's room for an even bigger NATO presence in his country. The remarks come as Russia resupplies and rebuilds its military bases in the Baltic region and NATO struggles with the question of how to reinforce the tiny nation in a crisis.
Estonia and Lithuania haven’t forgotten how they suffered during their forced membership in the Soviet Union. Ever since his stunning White House comeback, much ado has been made about U.S. president Donald Trump’s renewed calls for NATO members to spend 5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense.
A publisher in Lithuania, a frontline NATO ally, is removing US Vice President JD Vance’s memoir from bookstores as a response to Washington’s decision to suspend aid to war-torn Ukraine.
The head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was responding to a message from hard-right political commentator David J. Freeman, known on X Gunther Eagleman when he made the statement
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.