Incoming Lithuanian PM prioritises defence

2 min read Baltic countries, Belarus, Defence, Eastern Europe, Economy, Lithuania, Politics, Ukraine, Gintautas Paluckas, NATO, Telia Lietuva

Lithuania’s new Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas plans to increase the country’s defence spending to 3.5% of GDP in response to security concerns, he announced as he took office on Thursday, 21 November. MPs in the Baltic country’s parliament, the Seimas, confirmed Paluckas, 45, as the country’