Lithuania to Invest in Ukraine’s Palianytsia Hybrid Missile-Drone

Lithuania plans to invest in Ukraine’s Palianytsia missile-drone, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced in a social media post on Friday, Dec. 20. The importance of rapid weapons development in the Russo-Ukrainian War was brought home on the same day, as …

Lithuania faces tough balancing act over ties with China

taipei, taiwan —  The pledge by Lithuania’s new government to reset diplomatic relations with China after Beijing downgraded bilateral ties with the country in 2021 is facing challenges even before it has begun. Analysts say Lithuania’s recent decision to …

Tested successfully: Rheinmetall supports Bundeswehr in Lithuania with Mobile Combat Training Center „Legatus“

Rheinmetall has successfully tested the technical requirements for interconnected training and exercise operations of the German Bundeswehr involving its forces in Lithuania. The basis for this was the already established and validated live simulation- …

Lithuania procures LEOPARD 2 A8 main battle tanks from KNDS

Munich, Koblenz, 19 December 2024– On behalf of the Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency under the Ministry of National Defence (DMA), the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has signed a contract …

Probe finds no sabotage in Lithuania cargo jet crash

Lithuania’s government said on Friday investigators had found no evidence of “unlawful interference” in the deadly crash of a DHL cargo plane last month, which had triggered suspicions of foul play. The crash near Vilnius Airport, which killed one crew …

Lithuania delays ban on Russian-language driving tests until 2026

Lithuania finds no evidence of ‘unlawful interference’ in DHL Vilnius crash 

The preliminary analysis of the black boxes from the DHL cargo aircraft that crashed in Vilnius in late November 2024 shows no evidence of “unlawful interference”, Lithuania’s Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Division of the Ministry of …

Lithuania court finds law restricting same-sex content for minors unconstitutional

The Lithuanian Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a provision of a law that prohibits the spread of information about same-sex content relationships to minors is unconstitutional. The court found that Clause 16 of Article 4(2) of the Law on the …

Lithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government says an investigation of last month’s crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport in Vilnius has found no indication of “unauthorized interference.” The plane crashed and skidded into a house …

Armed Forces see efforts to accuse Lithuania of plotting coup in Belarus

Analysts of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are seeing efforts to accuse Lithuania and NATO of plotting a coup against the Lukashenko regime in Belarus.  As the Armed Forces reported on Friday, the flow of hostile information in November remained unchanged …