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

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 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 pledge an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP, according to a report.

Lithuania established its 1st Division during a ceremony in Rukla on 28 January. The formation will consist of the Lithuanian army's Iron Wolf, Žemaitija, and

NATO has said its pledge for tens of billions of dollars in security aid for Ukraine will be fulfilled by the end of 2025. The alliance announced on Wednesday that 40 billion euros ($41.6 billion) which had been agreed by the bloc's 32 members during its Washington, D.C. summit last July would be sent to Kyiv this year.

TASS/. Two of the three Baltic states, Lithuania and Estonia, became the first NATO countries to commit to increasing defense spending to 5% of GDP amid US pressure, the Financial Times (FT ...

Nausėda said the “historic decision” was taken by the State Defense Council on Friday. Reaching that goal would make Lithuania the NATO country to spend the most on defense as a percentage of its economic output. The current leader is Poland ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania — 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 ...

Trump has also said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of Greenland, an autonomous territory belonging to NATO member Denmark. Reaching the 5% goal, up from the current 2% goal for members, would make Lithuania the NATO ...

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. The Baltic

Reaching the 5% goal, up from the current 2% goal for members, would make Lithuania the NATO country spending the most on defense as a percentage of its economic output. The current leader is ...