NATO Air Policing in Focus: Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda says NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, after emergency alerts went out to residents around Vilnius; the drone was destroyed near Kaunas County, and authorities dispatched teams to identify wreckage and determine intent. Constitutional Nuclear Debate: Lithuania’s parliament is preparing to remove a Cold War-era constitutional safeguard that has barred weapons of mass destruction on Baltic soil, with Speaker Juozas Olekas saying the change could come by early 2027—prompting sharp warnings from the Kremlin. Arctic Security Push: EU leaders at the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi backed a stronger, more strategic EU role in the Arctic, citing Russia’s military build-up and hybrid activity, with Lithuania among the signatories. Germany’s Lithuania Brigade: Germany’s defence ministry moves toward compulsory assignments to staff a brigade being permanently based in Lithuania, after volunteer shortfalls in specialist roles.