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3 days ago · The decision to report inaccurate information about the Russian drone that entered Latvian air space on the 7th of September was a political decision,...
“They missed it”. Did Latvian Minister of Defence intentionally hide ...
3 days ago · The decision to report inaccurate information about the Russian drone that entered Latvian air space on the 7th of September was a political decision, and political responsibility lies with Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds (Progressives), said former Commander of Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) Juris Maklakovs in a conversation with BNN.
Latvian PM says there is no room for Rail Baltica in next year’s …
2 days ago · Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa says she sees no way to find additional funding for Rail Baltica in the state budget plan for 2025. On Tuesday, at the meeting of the Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee, Siliņa and the minister of finance presented the government’s prepared budget project. After the PM’s address, opposition member Kristaps […]
BNN ANALYSES | What’s really happening with Lithuania’s bomb …
Sep 5, 2024 · Linas Jegelevičius As of the 28th of August 2024, there were 4 438 shelters available across the country, the Lithuanian Interior Ministry (VRM) informed BNN. For comparison, at the end of 2022, there were 1 835 shelters and 3 251 at the end 2023, the ministry says. “When the Minister of Internal Affairs Agnė Bilotaitė […]
OPINION | Who decided to lie? Sprūds’ and Kalniņš’s responsibility …
Oct 16, 2024 · Author: Ilona Bērziņa/Opinion piece If it is true that the Russian Shahed drone was being monitored during its entire flight through Latvian air space up until it’s crash in half past nine in the morning, then why didn’t army men arrive in Gaigalava Parish immediately to investigate the crash site? If Latvian National Armed Forces […]
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BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania starts construction of military campus …
Aug 22, 2024 · Linas Jegelevičius On Monday, the 19th of August, Lithuania officially launched the first phase of the construction of a military campus for the German brigade assigned to the country. The solemn capsule-laying ceremony was attended by key Lithuanian officials, including Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, Defense Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas, and Chief of Defense General Raimundas ...
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May 5, 2022 · Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN After Lithuania grabbed last month the international spotlight for being an EU member state with the highest inflation in March, at 15.7 percent (in Estonia, it was 14.8 percent, in Latvia – 11.5 percent), according to the Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, many hoped that inflation had reached the highest […]
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US to give 800 million dollars for drone production in Ukraine, …
2 days ago · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a nightly video address on Monday, the 21st of October, that the US is preparing an aid package worth 800 million US dollars to finance the production of drones in Ukraine, in addition to a 400 million US dollar aid package for new weapons announced during the visit of US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kiyv, reports Reuters.