Construction begins on 5,000th German military base in Lithuania
BERLIN — Construction has begun on the first German military base abroad. It is to be built in Lithuania. Berlin plans to move a brigade to the Baltic country by the end of the decade. Lithuania and Germany agreed in…
Lithuania begins construction of a base for German troops near the Russian border
By Andrius Sytas RUDNINKAI, Lithuania (Reuters) – Lithuania began construction on Monday of a military base that, once completed by the end of 2027, will house up to 4,000 combat-ready German soldiers, the first permanent foreign deployment of German forces…
Belarus starts large-scale tank exercises near the Lithuanian border
Belarus recently conducted extensive tank exercises, including live-fire exercises, at the Gozhsky military training ground near the border with Lithuania, News.Az reports, citing Caliber.az. The exercises were conducted both during the day and at night as part of the Belarusian…
Biotech scientist moves from the USA to Europe: Happier and less stressed
This essay is based on a conversation with Stephen Knox Jones Jr., a 37-year-old scientist living in Vilnius, Lithuania. It has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up in New Hampshire, I never imagined that it would take 16…
