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Lithuania is continuing assistance to Ukraine’s defence reform, Minister of National Defence A. Anušauskas says 2021.01.28
  Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas and Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Lithuania HE Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi discussed bilateral defence cooperation of the two countries, participation of Ukraine in multilateral cybersecurity projects, as well as other initiatives, and exchanged views on the security situation in the region, at a meeting today, January 28. |
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Minister A. Anušauskas thanked Ambassador of Italy for contributing to the security of the Baltic region 2021.01.27
 On January 27 Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas met with Ambassador of Italy to Lithuania HE Diego Ungaro and thanked for his country’s contribution to the security in the Baltic region, welcomed a terrific bilateral cooperation, and expressed a hope that the cooperation would be developed in same successful fashion in the future. |
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Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on January 18 – 24, 2021 2021.01.25
 On January 18 – 24 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were not scrambled to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. |
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Next rotation of Lithuanian troops deployed to the National Military Training Operation in Ukraine 2021.01.23
 Lithuanian soldiers continue contributing to the training the Armed Forces of Ukraine as the National Military Training Operation in Ukraine. The fifth group of instructors formed by the National Defence Volunteer Force, Training and Doctrine Command staff, Lithuanian Air Force Base, and Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion, and in the command of National Defence Volunteer Force staff officer Major Rytis Raudonis, deployed to Ukraine. |
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Lithuanian Armed Forces continue contributing to international operations 2021.01.23
 Lithuanian soldiers will continue deploying to international missions and operations in 2021. Lithuania will send roughly 170 troops to NATO, European Union, United Nations-led international missions and operations this year. |
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Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on January 11 – 17, 2021 2021.01.18
 On January 11 – 17 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were not scrambled to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. |
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New Vice Minister V. Semeška starts work at the Ministry of National Defence 2021.01.18
 On January 18 Vice Minister Vilius Semeška started work in his positions at the Ministry of National Defence. His responsibilities cover the national defence budget and financial resources policy, and acquisitions, logistics and infrastructure of the national defence system. |
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Minister of National Defence A. Anušauskas met with NATO Air Policing Mission personnel at Šiauliai 2021.01.18
 On January 18 Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas paid a visit to the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai to meet with the Italian Air Force Detachment deployed there for NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states. “The NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states is a peacetime mission. It is an obvious sign of NATO readiness to defend this area of the Alliance. Your presence in the broader sense is also a signal of Alliance-wide unity, stability, defence and deterrence,” Minister said to Italian troops.
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Mission completed – Lithuania transferred the lead of the NATO maritime group to the Netherlands 2021.01.17
 Lithuanian Navy officer Commander Audrius Venckūnas handed over the command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) to officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy Commander Dr. Jan Wijchers. The Lithuanian Navy was in command of SNMCMG1 from summer 2020. |
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Vice Minister M. Abukevičius and U.S. Ambassador discussed defence cooperation 2021.01.15
 On January 15 Vice Minister of National Defence Margiris Abukevičius and Ambassador of the United States to Lithuania Robert Gilchrist had a distance meeting on the priorities and ongoing joint projects of the Lithuanian-U.S. defence cooperation |
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