In response to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, the Lithuanian parliament adopted amendments to allow gun owners to buy night vision sights. Ninety lawmakers backed the proposed amendments to the Law on Control of Weapons and Ammunition, five voted against and ten abstained. The changes are set to come into force in July. Initiated by…
Lithuania is considering using the US Lend-lease Act to backfill the weapons it has sent to Ukraine, Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys said on May 10. “My suggestion to the leadership of the Defence Ministry is to use it, but this involves a lot of technical details,” Rupsys told reporters in Rukla, in…
During his working visit to Warsaw on May 5, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki. Denys Shmyhal thanked Poland for significant financial assistance to Ukraine totaling $2.7 billion. He also thanked the Polish Government for supporting Ukraine, including…
Lithuania plans to acquire Jehu-class patrol boats from Finland, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry said on April 27. A procurement agreement is expected to be signed shortly. Deputy Defence Minister Vilius Sameska said these vessels would increase Lithuania’s coastal surveillance capabilities and fill the operational gap in the Curonian Lagoon. The two countries have also renewed the…
The West is ready to contribute to the long-term strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said following a US-initiated allied meeting in Germany. “It is difficult to expect a quick end to this war, we are, therefore, determined to fully contribute to the long-term strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces. Together,…
Lithuania still has weapons it could send to Ukraine, Chief of Defence Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys said on April 26. “We are looking at what other options there are. There are still some, and we are still discussing with the key allies possible supply lines to rebuild that capability if we give it to Ukraine,”…
Lithuania has signed a contract, worth 12 million euros, to build a workshop for infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) in Rukla, Jonava district. The workshop, which would repair armoured tracked and wheeled vehicles, trucks and equipment, would be built in the territory of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion, the Defence Ministry announced in…