Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda

Lithuania will boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP

Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression

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.

Yahoo News UK · 1d

Lithuania vows to raise defence spending to 5-6% of GDP to combat threat from Russia

The Baltic nation's announcement comes weeks after US President-elect Donald Trump said NATO allies should spend at least 5% of GDP on defence.View on euronews

CP24 · 1d

Lithuania vows to boost defence spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression

Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 due to the threat of Russian aggression in the region, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said Friday.

Reuters · 1d

Lithuania to allocate 5-6% of GDP for defence in 2026-2030, foreign minister says

Lithuania has committed to allocating 5% to 6% of its GDP for defence between 2026 and 2030, its foreign minister said on Friday.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Lithuania pledges to spend between 5% and 6% of its GDP on defense starting in 2026

With the president's pledge, it becomes the first NATO nation to vow to reach a 5% goal recently called for by President-elect Donald Trump. Nausėda said the “historic decision” was taken by the State Defense Council on Friday.

1don MSN

First NATO Country Announces It Will Match Trump's 5% Defense Ultimatum

Lithuania is to increase its defense spending to between 5 percent and 6 percent of its GDP from 2026, matching Trump's target.

The Baltic Times5d

Donelaitis museum has nothing to do with Russian culture – Lithuanian president

VILNIUS – Following Russia's renaming of the memorial museum of Kristijonas Donelaitis, a pioneer of Lithuanian literature, in a village in Kaliningrad Region to the Museum of Literature, President ...

Euronews1mon

Lithuanian President touts 5% of GDP on defence in 'coming years'

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday that the small Baltic country aimed to increase its defence spending to 5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). "My country's view is that we ...

BBC1y

Lithuania: The European state that dared to defy China then wobbled

But then, this week, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda expressed doubts about the wisdom of his country's principled stand, in comments welcomed by China. "I think it was not the opening of the ...

The Baltic Times11d

Active response key to deterring suspected sabotage in Baltic Sea - Lithuanian president

VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda believes that potential sabotage in the Baltic Sea can only be deterred through an active response.

KSTP-TV2d

Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP because of threat of Russian aggression

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said Friday. The Baltic nation, which borders Russia, currently spends a bit over 3%. With the president’s pledge, it becomes the first NATO nation to vow ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results