9/5 Poland is a new emerging power in Europe, says former Lithuanian state security (VSD) chief and security expert Gen. Gediminas Grina: "Look at Poland's economy, the strengthening of its military potential. Soon Poland's army will be bigger than Germany's, if not even bigger"./
7/11 Latvia joins Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden and Denmark with conscription. The professional army model works for large countries but not for small nations, especially now, when Russia has destroyed security assumptions in Europe. Smart, from DefMin @Pabriks@terischultz
7/3 When we say that #Russia's war against #Ukraine has been going on for 130 days, it is worth reminding and adding another 8 years. That's how long it took West's blindness, condescension, naivety, which allowed aggressor to gather strength for the greatest crime of this century.
7/3 /Most rich, - according to Lukashenka as cited by Belarusian state media BELTA: Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the first Belarusian state, and slavs(Belarusians) brought civilisation to "Baltic tribes"/
リトアニア首相Putin just put Kafka & Orwell to shame: no limits to dictator's imagination, no lows too low, no lies too blatant, no red lines too red to cross. What we witnessed tonight might seem surreal for democratic world. But the way we respond will define us for the generations to come.
4日 The three-day missile test forced a partial shutdown of Latvian civilian airspace and was the first time Russia has tested live munitions in Latvia’s EEZ,/ Sweden and Poland also received notifications from the Russian Defense Ministry about live-fire exercises in the Baltic Sea,(
11/27 “Lithuania intends to deliver to Ukraine weapons worth of EUR 1.93 million, according to the draft resolution of the Lithuanian Government, submitted by the Ministry of Defense and published on the electronic parliament website, as reported by Radio Liberty. ”
11/11 Lithuanian Minister of Defense Raimundas Karoblis. "Regarding lethal weapons, we already provided them several years ago. And our position remains unchanged: we are ready to provide [weapons] in the future, but, of course, based on our capabilities," he stressed.”
10/12 有料記事 “Lithuania's parliament on Thursday gave a green light to dispatch of more troops to international missions abroad, including increased participation in efforts against the Islamic State group.”
19日 “She noted that despite Russia's special responsibility to protect international peace as permanent member of the Security Council, “it violated the UN Charter by attacking Georgia, illegally annexing Crimea, and directly participating in the war in Eastern Ukraine.””