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May- 2025 -

5 May

Lithuania to Spend $1.2B to Fortify Russia, Belarus Border

Lithuania will spend $1.2 billion to fortify its border with Russia and Belarus, including to purchase anti-tank mines, the NATO member on the alliance's eastern flank said on Monday.

2 May

Cyber

240229-N-ED646-1045 SOUDA BAY, GREECE (Feb. 29, 2024) Quartermaster 1st Class Brandon Gould, assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), hoists up the Greek flag as the ship pulls into Souda Bay, Greece for a scheduled port visit, Feb. 29. Carter Hall is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval)

Staff Writer With AFP

Greece Arrests Man on Suspicion of Spying for Russia

Greek authorities have arrested a man in the strategic port city of Alexandroupolis on suspicion of photographing supply convoys on behalf of Russia, police said.

Apr- 2025 -

30 April

Arms

Juster Domingo

Lithuania to Manufacture Sweden’s CV90 IFVs

About 30 percent of Sweden's CV90 IFVs will be assembled in Lithuania, according to Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas.

25 April

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Lithuania Allocates $200M for Boxer Vehicles and NASAMS System

Lithuania allocated $200 million in state-borrowed funds to purchase Boxer infantry fighting vehicles and the NASAMS air defense system.

23 April

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Lithuania’s Capital Unveils Evacuation Plan in Case of Russia Attack

Lithuania presented an evacuation plan in case of war, as Vilnius worries Russia could target the country next after its invasion of Ukraine.

9 April

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Lithuanian Volunteer Fighter Killed in Ukraine

A Lithuanian man has been killed fighting Russian troops in eastern Ukraine, an NGO from the Baltic state said Wednesday.

9 April

Europe

Finnish company Marine Alutech Oy Ab's multi-purpose attack boat.

Giulia Bernacchi

Lithuania Buys Two Multi-Purpose Attack Boats From Finland

Lithuania has signed a contract to acquire two multi-purpose attack boats from Finnish manufacturer Marine Alutech Oy Ab.

Mar- 2025 -

19 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Estonia to Up Defense Spending to at Least 5.0% of GDP From 2026

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal said on Tuesday his NATO country would next year raise defense spending to "at least" five percent of GDP, citing the threat from neighboring Russia.

18 March

Europe

A file picture of Ikea store in Krakow, Poland on October 22, 2020. Ikea annouced that next year will be the last for publication of a printing catalogue after 70-year run. On December 8, 2020, in Krakow, Poland. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto) (Photo by Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Lithuania Says Russian Military Intelligence Behind IKEA Store Arson

Lithuanian prosecutors on Monday blamed the Russian military intelligence service for an arson attack on an Ikea store in Vilnius last year, calling it "an act of terrorism."

13 March

Europe