NATO, Russia and Lithuania

NATO Ally Backs Trump's Defense Spending Demands: 'You Can Never Feel Safe'
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has declared that any effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine must fully involve Kyiv.
Lithuanian president backs Trump’s NATO defense spending goal amid ongoing Russian threat
Securing an end to the fighting in Ukraine must take place with Kyiv's full involvement and come with more defense spending by regional countries to avoid any future Russian aggression, according to Lithuania's president.
Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression
Lithuania’s president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026
Two NATO Allies Commit to 5% Defense Spending Amid Trump Pressure: Report
Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to pledge an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP, according to a report.
Lithuania pledges to hit Donald Trump’s 5 percent defense spending target
Difficult times require bold decisions [and] leadership. We call on our allies to follow this lead,” says Baltic nation’s Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.
Lithuania Sets Historic Defence Spending Goals Amidst Russian Threat
Lithuania plans to increase its defence spending to 5-6% of its national economic output by 2026, becoming the first NATO nation to meet this target. The move, announced by President Gitanas Nauseda,
Spain well short of NATO defense target, as Trump demands huge additional spending
As U.S. President Donald Trump demands a large increase in defense spending by NATO allies, the spotlight has fallen on Spain, which spends the least on defense of all member states relative to the size of its economy.
Lithuania and Estonia pledge to meet Donald Trump’s 5% target on defence spending
Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuania’s foreign minister, told the Financial Times that Europe was facing a “new era” after the Baltic ...
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While Donald Trump has only now become keen on Greenland, insightful Lithuanian builders are already well established there
Lithuanian builders “conquered” Greenland a year before the new US President. For more than a year, workers from Lithuania have been building a hotel, a dormitory, a hospital and a shopping centre in ...
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First NATO Country Announces It Will Match Trump's 5% Defense Ultimatum
Currently, Lithuania spends just over 3 percent of its GDP on defense ... Newsweek contacted the Lithuanian government by ...
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Lithuania dual trancher gains momentum
Lithuania (A2/A/A) crunched pricing on Tuesday for its euro Reg S dual trancher to levels offering little to no new issue ...
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Trump Should Support European AI Allies
The Biden administration placed 17 of the 27 European Union members in Tier 2, including Poland and the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — seemingly overlooking those countries’ deep ...
President Trump's halt to U.S. refugee resettlement program angers some faith leaders
President Donald Trump has stopped the program, which for decades has brought to the U.S. thousands of people fleeing war and ...
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Trump’s scare tactics
Though the Republicans controlled both houses of Congress during Trump’s first two years, the party had not yet been turned into a full-on personality cult. Senator John McCain, for instance, famously ...
EU ambassador talks about hiring in Northeast Philly, Trump’s tariffs, and Pa. natural gas
When Jovita Neliupšienė, the European Union’s ambassador to the United States, visited a helicopter manufacturer based in Northeast Philly this month, she emphasized the power of the trans-Atlantic ...