First NATO Country Announces It Will Match Trump's 5% Defense Ultimatum
Lithuania is to increase its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its GDP from 2026, matching Trump's target.
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Lithuania will boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP because of threat of Russian aggression
The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, gives a statement ahead of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP) ...
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U.S. Helsinki group presses Lithuania on property
is attending the annual Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, held this year in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. National Helsinki commissions, affiliated ...
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‘It’s Our Backyard’: On Board a Lithuanian Patrol for Russian Hybrid Threats in the Baltic
Through Captain Arunas’ binoculars, visibility is close to zero: "One kilometer, no more." The thick fog hanging over the ...
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Eight NATO countries announce action plan in response to Baltic Sea incidents
according to a joint statement following the summit in Helsinki. Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Sweden condemned "hostile or reckless" acts of sabotage ...
Nato launches new mission to protect crucial undersea cables
Nato has launched a new mission to increase the surveillance of ships in the Baltic Sea after critical undersea cables were damaged or severed last year. Nato chief Mark Rutte said the mission, dubbed ...
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NATO announces mission to protect undersea cables in Baltic region
Even as Rutte was meeting in Helsinki with the leaders of the Baltic ... Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. In a statement, the Baltic Sea allies warned that "we reserve our rights ...