VILNIUS, Lithuania (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.

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

The Baltic nation's announcement comes weeks after US President-elect Donald Trump said NATO allies should spend at least 5% of GDP on defence. #EuropeNews

VILNIUS – Following Russia's renaming of the memorial museum of Kristijonas Donelaitis, a pioneer of Lithuanian literature, in a village in Kaliningrad Region to the Museum of Literature, President Gitanas Nausėda said on Monday that the place has nothing to do with Russian culture.

VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda believes that potential sabotage in the Baltic Sea can only be deterred through an active response.

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.

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