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

The Finnish Navy will enhance its presence and surveillance in the Baltic Sea by deploying a Hamina-class missile boat, according to the Finnish Navy statement. The deployment of Finnish ships is part of NATO’s Baltic Sentry operation,

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 Presid

NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents that have heightened concerns about possible Russian activities, the alliance’s leader said.

VILNIUS – Lithuania will provide ships and helicopters for NATO's enhanced patrols to protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, President Gitanas Nauseda said on Tuesday.

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

The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, gives a statement ahead of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)

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.