A German brigade deployed on NATO's eastern flank in Lithuania formally entered service on Tuesday. The 45 Armoured Brigade of the German Army became operational following an activation ceremony in Vilnius.

NATO is clarifying comments that Secretary-General Mark Rutte made when he suggested that four U.S. soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania had died, even though the U.S. Army said their

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to leave the NATO alliance should member states fail to increase defensive spending. Now, they are.

EU Must Act Against Orbán She emphasized Ukraine’s willingness to reach a ceasefire, saying the Ukrainian people “want peace more than anyone,” but placed the blame for stalled peace efforts squarely on the Kremlin.

The Baltic nation is set to increase its military spending to between 5% and 6% of GDP from 2026 to 2030, according to a key lawmaker.

Let’s not have any illusions. Let’s not lie to ourselves that Russia is going to be done after Ukraine,” said Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė.

The search in dense, muddy swampland came after the U.S. Army vehicle disappeared in a waterlogged area on Tuesday.

U.S. and Lithuanian forces found the vehicle piloted by four missing U.S. soldiers Wednesday who vanished during a training exercise