France rejected criticism from new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it lagged in defence, saying it met NATO's target to spend 2% of GDP on its military, was on course to double spending by ...

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has declared that any effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine must fully involve Kyiv.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense ...

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 ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania has decided to raise ... to vow to reach a 5% goal called for by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. It currently spends a bit over 3%. Nausėda said the ...

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, 2018. Trump has ...

making it the first NATO country to make such a commitment since US President-elect Donald Trump lobbied for alliance members to hit the lofty 5 percent target. Lithuania’s State Defence Council ...

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 ...

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said Friday. With the president’s pledge, the Baltic nation bordering Russia becomes the first NATO nation to vow to reach a 5% goal called for by U.S.

Lithuania "commits to allocating" between 5 percent and 6 percent of GDP on defense from next year to 2030, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said today in a post on X. Donald Trump, who returns for a ...