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Benas Gerdžiūnas

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt

    I worry about Russian miscalculation in Baltics – interview with Britain’s top general (opens the original)

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    “I'm not being alarmist. Nobody is catastrophising what could happen in the Baltics”, he said, adding that Russia will continue “to probe for weaknesses” unless NATO countries show strength.​In an exclusive interview with LRT.lt, General Jenkins spoke about the importance of the Klaipėda seaport, the British-led JEF as a coalition of the willing, and the growing risk of Russia “doing something stupid” in the Baltics. You mentioned the word alarmism. I'm seeing a lot of that now, especially in in

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt

    LRT English Newsletter: America is back, for now (opens the original)

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    American troops are coming back to Lithuania following prolonged discussions over their future in the Baltic states. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told Fox News he personally pleaded with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to keep troops in the Baltics. The announcement comes amid a spike in activity about the allegedly impending doom in the Baltics. The Danish intelligence services issued the bluntest warning yet, saying there was a low but growing risk of Russia moving troops into

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt

    LRT English Newsletter: Raids at dawn (opens the original)

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    Guess what – we have more controversy surrounding the Nemunas Dawn party. Officers from the anti-corruption watchdog (STT) and the financial crimes agency (FNTT) raided five of the party’s 11 board members who are also MPs. The party’s leader, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, played down the importance of the raids: “The evidence must be fully collected – if there is evidence, there is evidence; if there isn’t, there isn’t,” he told LRT on Tuesday. The raids centred on a probe after it was found that Žema

  4. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt

    LRT English Newsletter: Scandal! (opens the original)

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    Another potential corruption scandal erupted earlier this week after it became clear that a member of Lithuania’s Central Election Commission, Laura Matjošaitytė, had failed to disclose her links to the Nemunas Dawn party. She later got a job through a posting at a ministry run by the party. She denies all wrongdoing.TELTONIKA SCANDALQuestions surrounding Lithuania’s Teltonika goods in Belarus and Russia were rekindled after information surfaced – again – of its high-tech products entering the t

  5. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Benas Gerdžiūnas, LRT.lt

    ‘We have top officers, but their hands are tied’: Is Lithuania adapting to modern warfare? (opens the original)

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    Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, wrote in 2023, comparing the war in Ukraine to the stalemate in the First World War, when new technology met outdated doctrine. Artūras Plokšto, a lecturer at the Military Academy of Lithuania, made a similar comparison during a “Būtent” discussion, Tanks or drones?. “In the 1904 Russo-Japanese War, we saw machine guns, trenches, howitzers and radio communications. In Europe, the great generals said there are some ‘savag

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