Robertas Kaunas

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Robertas Kaunas is the Minister of National Defense of Lithuania, as repeatedly stated in the provided snippets. He has been involved in advancing the Drone Deal agreement with Ukraine, overseeing its transition from declaration to contracts and production, and has expressed concerns about Russia potentially using Ukrainian-made drones for attacks on Baltic infrastructure. He has also supported constitutional changes to allow the deployment of weapons ofmass destruction, including nuclear weapons, in Lithuania, and commented on the accelerated deployment of a German military brigade in the co…

Events

• Ukrainian drone crashes in Lithuania after attack on Saint Petersburg
• Vestis. Lithuania's Interior Minister Martynas Kazlauskas requested…
• Lithuania will deploy approximately 100 military personnel to…
• Baltic countries requested 500 million euros from the European…
• In a drone shot down by military forces in Lithuania
• A drone carrying explosives was shot down over Lithuania
• Pegasus Cancels Russia Flights After Safety Claims
• Russia denies plans to attack Baltic states
• Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius stated that public…
• Russia may attack Baltics' infrastructure using Ukrainian drones

Recent coverage

• Drone that fell in Lithuania turned out to be Ukrainian — ЭХО / Новости
• In Lithuania, they explained why they were unable to shoot down an unidentified aerial object — Вести
• Head of the Ministry of Interior of Lithuania asked the Ministry of Defense to extend the reinforced border guard with Russia — Фонтанка
• Lithuania will send military to the border with Kaliningrad region — Новая газета Европа
• Lithuanian military will be called upon to guard the border with the Kaliningrad region — Интерфакс
• Lithuania plans to draw the army into guarding the border with the Kaliningrad region — Вечерняя Москва
• Lithuania plans to deploy army units to guard the border with Russia — Москва 24
• Lithuania's Ministry of Defense asked to explain corporate party for 48 thousand euros — Вести
• Iltalehti: Baltic countries asked EC to allocate €500 mln for drone defense — Коммерсантъ
• Heads of Baltic countries' ministries of defense sent secret letter to von der Leyen — Вести
• In a drone that military shot down in Lithuania, an explosive device was found — ЭХО / Новости
• Lithuanian Ministry of Defense reported that the drone shot down at night carried explosives — Интерфакс
• Plane from Turkey flying to Moscow turned around and landed in Antalya — РИАМО
• Estonian Prime Minister: There is no direct threat from Russia — Ведомости
• European rear for Ukrainian UAVs — Рыбарь
• Russia may attack Baltic infrastructure with Ukrainian drones — Lithuanian military intelligence — ЭХО / Новости
• The Prime Minister of Lithuania urged citizens not to worry about Russia — Ведомости
• Lithuanian Prime Minister Sinkevicius refutes remarks of country's defense minister about Russia threat — Вечерняя Москва
• The Prime Minister of Lithuania denied the words of the Minister of Defense about the increase in threat from Russia — Коммерсантъ
• Lithuanian Defense Minister Warns of Possible Russian Strikes on Baltic Region Countries Using Captured Ukrainian Drones — Meduza