Jan 31, 2025 · VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Securing an end to the fighting in Ukraine must take place with Kyiv’s full involvement and come with more defense spending by regional countries to avoid any future Russian aggression, according to Lithuania’s president.. Gitanas Nausėda, the president of the Baltic coastal nation, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that a settlement negotiated ...

1 day ago · “This is physical disconnection from the last remaining element of our reliance on the Russian and Belarusian energy system,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told The Associated Press in ...

1 day ago · Chilly ties since the fall of the Soviet Union. The Baltic countries, which are all NATO members, have often had chilly ties with Russia since declaring independence from the USSR in 1990 — and relations soured further over Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Sixteen power lines that used to connect the three Baltic states with Russia and Belarus were dismantled over the years ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has declared that any effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine must fully involve Kyiv and be accompanied by increased defense spending.

Jan 31, 2025 · Gitanas Nausėda, the president of the Baltic coastal nation, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that a settlement negotiated without proper deterrent measures would allow Russia ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense spending by regional countries to deter future Russian aggression.

Dec 10, 2024 · Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda believes that the European Union needs to have a clearer policy towards Russia, which unleashed the war against Ukraine, especially in terms of sanctions.

Dec 18, 2024 · President Nausėda dear Gitanas, it is a pleasure to welcome you to NATO Headquarters. Lithuania is a highly valued Ally making significant contributions to our shared security. You host a German-led NATO forward land force, and I welcome that Germany is permanently stationing a brigade now in Lithuania.

May 27, 2024 · Incumbent Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda will return for a second five-year term after winning an election runoff on Sunday. Security concerns dominated the campaign, as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to wage a …

Sep 20, 2023 · In his address to the UN General Assembly, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that Russia has brought back “an old-style colonial war” to Europe, warning that Moscow is preparing to go further.