The Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, while at a NATO summit in Brussels, declared she wanted a permanent U.S. troop presence in her country to counter perceived Russian aggression on Baltic borders. “We need the serious involvement of the US to not only deter but to defend…It is important to have…
Image by Alfredas Piladys Military sources said today the U.S. military may deploy the Patriot missile system in the Baltics as part of a temporary rotation of troops in Lithuania. The news would herald a serious commitment to continue to build capability to defend the Baltic nations against perceived Russian…
Image by Lorie Shaull The sound of the guillotine that cut off the head of Louis XVI on January 21st, 1793 was heard yesterday all over France, loud and clear. Louis XVI paid with his head (and those of his wife, Marie Antoinette and their two young children) for the…
Romania is worried about Russian actions in the Black Sea and is stepping up defense spending to meet the 2% goal agreed to by NATO members years ago. Only five other countries spend at least 2% of their GDP on the collective defense. Donald Trump is meeting the NATO leadership…
Russia Says US Missiles In Romania, Poland Would Violate INF Treaty.
Montenegro’s parliament has voted to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, to the consternation of Moscow. The tiny Balkan nations ascension was ratified by the U.S. Congress in March. As many as 46 out of 81 lawmakers voted in favor of the bill on confirming the North Atlantic…
“This Is A Coup”: Masked Men Storm Macedonia Parliament.
Serb Officials Warn Of Another War In The Balkans.
Lithuania has been providing political support and practical assistance to the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia for a long time. On April 12 Georgian and Lithuanian Defense Ministers Levan Izoria and Raimundas Karoblis addressed the security situation in the Baltic and South Caucasian regions and the reform of the…
Vladimir Putin accused the allies of the United States in the support for missile strike in Syria. Russian leader pointed on mindless support and called the U.S. allies “Chinese dolls”. With his own words, the relations of Moscow and Washington went backwards since president Trump took the office and…