AGP Executive Report
Last update: 17 hours agoNATO & Ukraine: The NATO Parliamentary Assembly, meeting in Vilnius, urged faster, bigger long-term support for Ukraine and a “quantum leap” in collective defence as hybrid threats grow. Baltic security: Germany and the Netherlands will jointly lead a new NATO command centre in Estonia, with a German-Netherlands corps taking responsibility for exercises and eastern-flank defence. Lithuanian defence procurement: Lithuania’s State Defence Council approved buying 935 Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles to build its 1st Division, with some production planned at home. Counter-drone drills: A US Army Stryker fired its 30mm cannon against drones during live-fire testing in Lithuania. Underwater infrastructure: Malaysia, Singapore and 15 other countries launched GUIDE principles to protect critical undersea cables and pipelines, with Lithuania among endorsers. Local culture: Vilnius hosted the Pink Soup Fest, drawing tens of thousands for Lithuania’s iconic cold beet soup, šaltibarščiai. Travel & borders: New EES rules are causing longer queues at European airports, with airlines warning passengers to arrive early.
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