Tag: Lithuania

NATO MOVES TO SHORE UP VITAL SUPPLY LINE

Sourced The Wall Street Journal By Julian E. Barnes The North Atlantic Treaty Organization brought two battle groups together Tuesday in a drill meant to demonstrate the alliance’s ability to keep open vital supply lines between Poland and Lithuania, shoring up what military planners have identified as an alliance weakness. Allied militaries have been conducting a series… Continue reading NATO MOVES TO SHORE UP VITAL SUPPLY LINE

LITHUANIA SAYS RUSSIA HAS ABILITY TO LAUNCH BALTIC ATTACK IN 24 HOURS

Jet fighters from the Su-30 SM "Sokoly Rossii" (Falcons of Russia) aerobatic team fly in formation during the show in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, October 25, 2014. The show is conducted as part of a recruitment drive for Russia's military divisions, targeting the youth towards contractual military service, according to organizers. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY TRANSPORT) - RTR4BK9G

Sourced : Atlantic Council By Andrius Sytas, Reuters Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours’ notice , limiting NATO’s options to respond other than to have military forces already deployed in the region, Lithuania’s intelligence service said on Monday…. The Lithuanian intelligence service… Continue reading LITHUANIA SAYS RUSSIA HAS ABILITY TO LAUNCH BALTIC ATTACK IN 24 HOURS

DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS POLISH ARMY WILL BE 50 PERCENT LARGER

Polish army soldiers of the 18th Airborne Assault Battalion receive orders to advance on a building during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, Dec. 14, 2006. Senior polish military leaders visited approximately 500 of their soldiers who are training at the JMRC in preparation for their country's first-ever deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Gary L. Kieffer) (Released)

Sourced : Radio Poland Speaking to journalists in the city of Bydgoszcz, north central Poland, where he opened a new building for a NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU), the minister forecast that the number of Polish soldiers will reach about 150,000. “The Polish army will be bigger, we envisage a fundamental increase in the army,… Continue reading DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS POLISH ARMY WILL BE 50 PERCENT LARGER