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 Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced that the country is considering withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty. This move would pave the way for the use of anti-personnel mines, which could enhance the security of areas against potential attacks from Russia.

A Ryanair plane about to land at Vilnius airport was diverted to Warsaw in Poland on Thursday because of GPS interference, Lithuania's air navigation authority said on Friday.

Lithuania has taken over the LitPol Link power line with Poland, which will synchronize the Baltic states with continental Europe in February, under guard

This incident echoes concerns over Russia's electronic warfare tactics, with reports indicating that Moscow has been actively jamming GPS signals across Europe, affecting aviation safety and critical infrastructure.

Lithuania in response is tasking elite police to secure its power link with Poland, which is intended to keep power in Baltic states running in sync with continental Europe, and its largest gas-fired power plant, both vital for the decoupling, said Vaiciunas.

A Ryanair plane about to land at Vilnius airport was diverted to Warsaw in Poland because of GPS interference, Lithuania's air navigation authority said

NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets after overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, Warsaw's military said on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces told Newsweek that "intense long-range aviation activity" from Russia had been detected early on Wednesday.

Lithuania has increased security around its electricity link with Poland in anticipation of the planned decoupling of the Baltic region's power systems from a Soviet-era grid shared with Russia and Belarus.

Difficult times require bold decisions [and] leadership. We call on our allies to follow this lead,” says Baltic nation’s Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys.

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 ag

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