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Gintautas Paluckas resigns after investigators link him to subsidised deals involving family firms.

Gintautas Paluckas resigns after investigators link him to subsidised deals involving family firms.

An incursion by a homemade Belarusian aircraft into Lithuania has triggered calls for a new high-tech border defence plan across the Baltic states.

The move comes as Poland ramps up border checks and tensions grow with neighbours over illegal migration.

An unidentified object near the Belarus border prompted evacuations and a NATO jet response.

A growing number of NATO members are breaking with the 1997 Ottawa treaty on anti-personnel devices, citing an increased threat from Russia and Belarus.

Facing pressure to meet NATO commitments, a group of EU countries will now be allowed to take on extra debt to fund military upgrades.
Human smugglers help migrants cross into Poland from Lithuania via the Suwałki Gap.
The Baltic state seeks to reinforce its defence as it fears Russian aggression.
The Vilnius mayor said, “We do not want to cause panic.”
The bold remarks reflect growing unease in Europe over U.S. defense commitments.