MOSCOW/VILNIUS - Ships of the Russian and Chinese navies began their first ever joint exercise in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, Associated Press reports. Russia and China have conducted joint exercises for several years, but the maneuvers that began Tuesday wer...
TALLINN – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence who is to arrive on a two-day visit to Tallinn on Sunday will meet with presidents of the three Baltic countries during his visit. On Sunday Pence is to meet with Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, spokespeople for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. On Monday Pence and Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid will take part in a roundtable on cyber and innovation. Thereafter Pence is to have a meeting wit...
VILNIUS - The Czech parliament has approved the deployment of around 250 troops to Lithuania in 2018 as part of NATO's multinational battalion stationed in the country. The Czech move will be "a strong political and practical expression of solidarity and readiness to meet the pledge of collective defense," Czech Defense Minister Martin Stropnicky was quoted as saying to lawmakers. The Czech Senate endorsed the decision this week with 57 out ...
According to Eurostat, the EU agency of statistics, the Lithuanian population's decline at 11,3% in 2015 was record-high among the EU member states last year. What has to be done to halt exodus from Lithuania?
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