Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuania’s foreign minister, told the Financial Times that Europe was facing a “new era” after the Baltic state, which is next to Russia, said it would spend between 5 per cent and 6 per cent of its GDP on defence from next year until at least 2030. That is about double the current level.

Lithuania will likely consider deploying military personnel to Ukraine for a potential peacekeeping mission, Lithuanian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Raimundas Vaiksnoras said on Jan. 30, according to the LRT broadcaster.

Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to meet U.S. President Donald Trump's call to raise defense spending to more than 5% of GDP, Financial Times reported on Jan. 27. Trump reiterated his demand on Jan.

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.

Currently, Lithuania spends just over 3 percent of its GDP on defense ... Newsweek contacted the Lithuanian government by email on Friday for further comment. [File] President-elect Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump in London, July 12 ...

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

Difficult times require bold decisions [and] leadership. We call on our allies to follow this lead,” says Baltic nation’s Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

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 alignment with U.S. strategic and economic goals. Warsaw and the Baltics, among others, are deeply concerned — and, some would say, furious.

Lithuania plans to increase defense spending to deter potential threats from Russia after US President-elect Donald Trump urged European allies to boost funds for the military. Trump has ...

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,

The European Union will resume its World Trade Organization case against China over the alleged economic coercion of Lithuania. The bloc's executive arm, the European Commission, said on Friday it had requested a resumption at the Geneva trade courts,

Some European governments are afraid that Putin may turn his armies their way after Ukraine. They worry President-elect Trump may not help if Russia attacks.