Lithuania warns the West: restraint is fueling the Kremlin.” In this candid conversation, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister @BudrysKestutis breaks down why deterrence must start at the first inch—from gray-zone attacks in the Baltic Sea to weaponized migration and high-altitude

A productive meeting with the ambassadors of the Nordic-Baltic countries 🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇴🇸🇪 today. Your active and consistent support for #Ukraine is invaluable, grateful for this conversation on the next steps in strengthening security and cooperation. Looking forward to working

A wonderful way to end the week by having lunch with Ukrainian and Nordic-Baltic colleagues. Wishing Ambassador @StefanishynaO a warm welcome to Washington, D.C.!

@BudrysKestutis @VoCommunism @DeputySecState We are grateful to our Lithuanian friends and to the growing international solidarity with the Cuban people in their struggle for freedom and basic human rights in the face of the regime’s unrelenting and brutal repression. The Cuban people will be free, and they will remember

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In his address to The Baltic Council of Ministers, 🇱🇹 FM @BudrysKestutis warns: after instrumentalized migration, smuggling is now being weaponized against NATO and EU airspace. The EU must sanction Belarus to ensure no regime believes hybrid tools can deliver political results.

We welcome two new members to the #SenateBalticFreedomCaucus: Senators John Cornyn from Texas and Dave McCormick from Pennsylvania. Thanks for your support and interest in the U.S.-Baltic relationship! The caucus is now at an all-time high of 28 members. https://t.co/pHetqookbB

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In an interview for @NBCNews I pointed out that Russia's provocations didn’t stop at #Ukraine. Drones with explosives landed in #Lithuania. Fighter jets violated Baltic airspace. @NATO’s swift response - Operation #EasternSentry - worked. No intrusions by drones for 2 months.

Great discussion with @USAmbUN Mike Waltz in New York. Lithuania and the U.S. share many common interests - in security, the economy and energy. Let’s keep strengthening and supporting each other as true allies. 🇱🇹🇺🇸

Lithuania 🇱🇹, together with Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway & Sweden will fund a joint $500 million package of military equipment and munitions for Ukraine sourced from the United States 🇺🇸, under NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.

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Welcome to New York, Foreign Minister @BudrysKestutis. Lithuania is an outstanding partner, standing with the U.S. to secure borders, hold the Cuban regime to account, and defend western values. And they buy LOTS of American LNG!

Met with 🇵🇱 Foreign Minister @sikorskiradek in Warsaw to discuss the regional security situation. #Lithuania and #Poland are facing hybrid attacks from #Belarus aimed at destabilizing our democracies. Our strong, coordinated action against Lukashenko’s deliberate attacks is

Lithuania's Foreign Minister @BudrysKestutis joined @nbcnews's @KellyO on the Meet the Press NOW yesterday to discuss the current state of Russia's war against Ukraine, Russian incursions into NATO airspace, NATO's response, deterrence, and more. ⬇️ https://t.co/PCzpVGxW4N

Discurso pronunciado por el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Lituania, Kęstutis Budrys, en honor a @jdanielferrer durante la entrega de la medalla Truman Reagan por la libertad en el @VoCommunism. Gracias a la @LTembassyUS por la gentileza de invitar a @martinoticias para cubrir

Lukashenka enabled Russia’s aggression by surrendering Belarusian soil and airspace. He must be held accountable for the crime of aggression and every crime committed against #Ukraine.

Lithuania's Foreign Minister @BudrysKestutis joined @nbcnews's @KellyO on the Meet the Press NOW yesterday to discuss the current state of Russia's war against Ukraine, Russian incursions into NATO airspace, NATO's response, deterrence, and more. ⬇️ https://t.co/PCzpVGxW4N

Lithuania lodged a protest to Russia over its deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. With winter approaching, such attacks escalate humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Lithuania will seek accountability from all those involved in war crimes and the act of aggression.