6 NATO countries are planning to build a 'drone wall' to defend themselves against Russia, reports say

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Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.

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Russia is returning to its Cold War posture with plans to increase troops along its NATO borders, Lithuania's PM warns

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Russian soldiers march in unison, overseen by a senior military official.
Russian service members take part in a military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in May 2023.

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Lithuania has been ranked the happiest country in the world for young people, data shows

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Balloons over Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
Balloons over Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.

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Europe cannot keep assuming the US will fund its defense, European leader warns

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A Ukrainian soldier walks with a firearm in the snow, with other soldiers and black smoke behind him
Ukrainian servicemen attend drills near the border with Russia in Sumy region, Ukraine, in January 2024.

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If Putin isn't stopped 'whatever happens next is Europe's problem at large,' Lithuanian PM says

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė wearing a black coat lays a tribute at the bottom of a statue
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė pays tribute to victims of the Holodomor, Great Famine, which took place in the 1930s and killed millions, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 2022.

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Europe is investing in defense in ways that were 'unimaginable' before Russia invaded Ukraine, Lithuanian PM says

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal visit the town of Borodianka in Ukraine's Kyiv region in April 2022.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and her Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal in the town of Borodianka in Ukraine's Kyiv region in April 2022.

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A NATO country thought it could get by without tanks. It doesn't any more.

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A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A Leopard 2 tank at a barracks in Germany in February 2023.

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Russia's NATO neighbors are building hundreds of bunkers and anti-tank ditches in case of an invasion

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A Ukrainian solider walks in a snowy field beside rows of 'dragons teeth' anti-tank fortifications and barbed wire
Ukrainian servicemen check newly built anti-tank fortifications and razor wire near the Russian border in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, in January 2024.

REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Russia is now in a better position for attacking elsewhere in Europe, defense official says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures in a black coat beside men in camouflage
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a training center of the Western Military District for mobilized reservists in October 2022.

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I'm a Brazilian who moved to Lithuania. I love the career opportunities and safety — but it can be hard to make friends.

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Ricardo Sergio Schmitz drinking coffee
Ricardo Sergio Schmitz said he loves the city's creative and startup mindset.

Ricardo Sergio Schmitz

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