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In the meeting with my colleague, Philippines 🇵🇭Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro, we discussed opportunities to enhance defence cooperation and wider security environmet. Cyber and military exchanges, as well as defence industry are initial areas of cooperation.

Data & values driven meeting with Mike Gallagher, Head of Defence at Palantir Technologies, and member of our famous #BlacklistedByPRC club 💪 #Palantir technological solutions help us strengthen Lithuania’s resilience and build robust defense capabilities. We look forward to

Today I had the honour to speak at the IISS News Shangri La Dialogue #SLD25, during the Fifth Plenary Session on Cross-Regional Security Interlinkages For decades we comforted ourselves with illusion that trade will give birth to democracy within authoritarian regimes, but

Met my colleague from Singapore, Coordinating Minister for National Security K.Shanmugam SC. Singapore 🇸🇬 and Lithuania 🇱🇹 may be geographically far apart, but our industries are connected. Our company, Western Baltija Shipbuilding Yard, is building patrol ships for Singapore’s

With Australian DefMin Richard Marles We aim to establish regular dialogue with #Australia 🇦🇺 expand practical cooperation, with focus on cybersecurity, defence industry, and more active Lithuanian 🇱🇹 participation in military excercises #SLD25

Arrived today in Brussels #NATO DefMin + #Ramstein meetings. The Defence Investment Pledge 2032 is too late. russia could test NATO much sooner. Delaying defense investments puts us all at risk. #Lithuania 🇱🇹 is leading with 4% of GDP for defense this year and 5.5% starting 2026.

Facts are stubborn things. Since the beginning of this year, the Russian army has carried out attacks against Ukraine using nearly 27,700 aerial bombs, almost 11,200 Shahed drones, around 9,000 other types of attack UAVs, and more than 700 missiles, including ballistic ones. And

Got a birthday present last weekend #SpiderWeb

A friend and ally 🇱🇺🤝🇱🇹 Met with my colleague, #Luxembourg DefMin Yuriko Backes Grateful for our long standing cooperation and Luxembourg’s troops in the #eFP, a key part of our forward defence. We look forward to welcoming you as part of the #German brigade in 🇱🇹 and will

Met with EU High Representative Kaja Kallas 🇪🇺 Followed up on Shangri-la Dialogue, discussed EU support for Ukraine and our need&intent to use SAFE instrument. Our adversaries are watching what we do — not what we say. Today’s threats demand more than statements, they demand

It’s time to get serious about #defense. We must visibly strengthen deterrence - boost defense industry, grow armed forces, acquire full-spectrum capabilities. Are we going to ask russia to wait until we’re ready otherwise? We need action now. Today I’m in #Brussels at the NATO

Today I met France 🇫🇷 DefMin Sébastien Lecornu We discussed strengthening NATO’s rotational air defence in 🇱🇹 incl. potential SAMP-T deployments & air defence ships in the #BalticSea, also developing 🇪🇺 defence industrial cooperation. France’s €70bn/yr defence effort must deliver

Today I signed a Letter of Intent for coordinated acquisition of 🇸🇪 #CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. #Europe 🇪🇺 must build defence muscles faster&bigger, this cooperation will speed deliveries, cut costs&strengthen our defence industry. Support for #Ukraine 🇺🇦included #WeAreNATO

Today I handed a letter to Ambassador Matt Whitaker 🇺🇸 warmly inviting him to visit #Lithuania 🇱🇹 We deeply value our strong defense partnership with #US 🇺🇸and our shared commitment to #NATO. Lithuania proudly invests 4% of GDP in defense increasing to at least 5.5% next year.

This morning, at the invitation of Ambassador Alix Everard 🇫🇷 , I had breakfast with fellow women ambassadors in #Vilnius 🇱🇹 We had an inspiring exchange of views on security, cooperation and women’s role in defence 🇱🇹🇫🇷🌍

In the photo you see my Mom held by my Grandma Julija, next to a barrack in Siberia. Today #Lithuania 🇱🇹 marks the Day of Mourning&Hope 🖤 In the early morning hours of June 14th 1941, russian soldiers brutally woke up thousands of innocent Lithuanians, threw families with