The Baltic country shares a border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, in Helsinki, Finland, January 14, 2025. Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 percent and 6 percent of overall ...

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

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 President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, gives a statement ahead of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via 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.

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