Zapad exercises Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

A culture of warfare adopted by Russia that we don‘t even understand

November 2, 2021 Business Tribune 1

A Prussian culture of warfare, which is entirely atypical for the West, is typical for Russia and so, we often fail to understand Moscow’s aims and modus operandi. This culture is naturally exclusively goal-oriented. If […]

Laurinkus. In the shadow of Moscow and Zapad, Lithuanians taken hostage by Lukashenko and his circle

April 19, 2021 tv3.lt 0

As a regular citizen and of importance only to myself, I would like to extend my Easter wishes to the staff of the Belarus sanatorium in Druskininkai, who are not giving up, and the Lithuanian […]

Lithuanian decision causes hysteria in Russia – the reaction poses a real threat

January 26, 2017 Vaidas Saldziunas 0

„Lithuania will build a wall and Russia will pay for it,“ so sounds a joke paraphrasing of US President Donald Trump‘s pledge to build a border wall with Mexico for which the Mexicans would pay […]

US tanks in the port of Brėmerhafene of Germany

US armoured brigade a ‘proportionate response’ to Russia – NATO DSG

January 13, 2017 BNS EN 0

The deployment of American tanks and fighting vehicles to Central and Eastern Europe is a proportionate response to Russia‘s aggressive actions toward the Baltic countries and NATO as a whole, a high-raking NATO official, on a visit to Lithuania, said. […]

Trucks stuck, balloons from Belarus continue to fly: “Lithuania has shot itself in the foot”

November 26, 2025 0

The border with Belarus was opened at midnight on Thursday, but Lithuanian carriers are still not allowed to leave, Aurimas Perednis states on Žinių Radijas programme. According to the leaders of the National Carriers Association […]

Mačiulis on the growing threat: “It may not bring down the world, but it will cause personal concerns”

November 14, 2025 0

In April this year, US President Donald Trump declared a global trade war. However, like any war, this one also has consequences. The global economic climate is also being disrupted by artificial intelligence (AI). Although […]

After saying goodbye to Šakalienė, Ruginienė revealed 3 reasons why her trust had been broken

October 22, 2025 0

Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė no longer wants Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė on her team. On Wednesday morning, after meeting with President Gitanas Nausėda, Ruginienė confirmed that she would accept the minister’s resignation request and had […]

Zapad 2013 Russian military 'lands' on the shores of Kaliningrad

Antanaitis: ‘The Russians will want to test us’

September 16, 2025 0

“First of all, these exercises are intended to demonstrate their power. The Russians are beginning to appear to the world and NATO as a weak link, a weak state. The Russians need to flex their […]

At the border – “Dragon Teeth,” above their heads – smuggling balloons: they told how Lithuania is preparing

September 8, 2025 0

With the joint Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises approaching, the Lithuanian army and border guards are preparing for all possible scenarios. It becomes clear when visiting towns in the Vilnius district near the border with Belarus, […]