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Lithuania buys more weapons, beckons their makers to invest locally
The Baltic nation is set to increase its military spending to between 5% and 6% of GDP from 2026 to 2030, according to a key ...
Germany is permanently stationing troops in another country for the first time since World War II
Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It's the first long-term deployment ...
Why American Soldiers Are in Lithuania
The likely accidental deaths of four Americans in the Baltic state will not by themselves stop plans for redeployment. And ...
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Donald Trump Says He Wasn't Briefed About US Soldiers Missing in Lithuania
Baltic states like Lithuania have stormed ahead with alliance-wide efforts to pull up defense spending, albeit with deepening ...
Lithuania, Estonia Say Trump Pressure on Europe Is Making NATO Stronger
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to leave the NATO alliance should member states fail to increase defensive ...
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Finland to exit landmines treaty and hike defense spending given Russia threat, prime minister says
Poland and the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said last ... 3 billion euros ($3.24 billion) to defense, raising the level of military spending from 2.41% in 2024 to 3% of ...
Ukraine cease-fire will send thousands of Russian troops to NATO borders, Baltic states warn
Let’s not have any illusions. Let’s not lie to ourselves that Russia is going to be done after Ukraine,” said Lithuania’s ...