From thousands of miles away, Lithuania is offering to help the Philippines confront a rising tide of cyber threats and disinformation on the West Philippine Sea — warning that tactics used in favor of Beijing mirror the same information warfare Russia has waged in Europe.

Lithuania will consider a visiting forces agreement with the Philippines, as it builds security ties with the Southeast Asian nation while criticizing Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea.

The Philippines and Lithuania signed a defense cooperation pact as part of the government's alliance-building efforts amid challenges in the West Philippine Sea.

Lithuania's defense minister has praised a Philippine campaign exposing China's aggression in the South China Sea

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. On June 30, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro signed a bilateral memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation, marking a significant step forward in Lithuania’s Indo-Pacific security engagement, Trend reports.

Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė has praised the Philippines for its campaign to expose China’s aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, calling it a bold move that shatters China’s “peaceful neighbor” image.

The Philippines and Lithuania have signed an agreement to build a security alliance. The agreement signed Monday in Manila is a result of mutual alarm over what they perceive as growing aggression threatening their regions by countries such as China.

The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have been involved in prolonged territorial standoffs but confrontations between Chinese and Philippine coast guard and naval forces have spiked in recent years.