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Minister Budrys: NATO's response to Russia's provocations must be swift and firm—only then will we deter them Added 2025-10-07 On 7 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with permanent and military representatives of Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, and Portugal to NATO. Troops from these countries are deployed in Lithuania on a rotational basis and...
Budrys at the Warsaw Security Forum: EU enlargement – a tool for geopolitical power Added 2025-09-30 On 29 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in the discussion of the Warsaw Security Forum titled ‘From Lisbon to Yerevan: Envisioning Europe’s Strategy for the Wider Neighbourhood’.
Foreign Vice-Minister Plepytė met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Added 2025-09-18 On 17 September, during a working visit to Brussels, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Audra Plepytė, met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska.
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine (the Lublin Triangle)   Added 2025-09-11 We, the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine – the Lublin Triangle, strongly condemn the recent intrusion of Russian drones into Polish territory. This was a deliberate and coordinated strike constituting an unprecedented provocation...
Ambassador Varvuolis presented his credentials to President Trump Added 2025-09-07 On September 5, Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States Gediminas Varvuolis presented his credentials to the President of the United States Donald J. Trump in Washington, DC.
Minister Budrys discussed air defence and anti-drone capability enhancement with NATO chief over the phone Added 2025-08-06 Today, on August 6, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, had a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte. The conversation focused on the security situation in the region, recent drone incidents in...
Lithuania's Ministers of Foreign Affairs and National Defence call on NATO to take additional measures to ensure the security of Lithuanian airspace Added 2025-08-06 On Tuesday, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, together with the Acting Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė, addressed a joint letter to the Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, urging the Alliance to take...
Minister Budrys: Lithuania will do its utmost to ensure that prisoners of war and abducted Ukrainian children held in Russia return home safely and as soon as possible Added 2025-07-21 On 21 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, opened the first international expert-level meeting of the "Safe Pathways Home" initiative in Vilnius. This initiative aims to coordinate international efforts to bring back the...
Minister Budrys: Resilient societies that are well prepared to counter threats are an important deterrent Added 2025-06-25 On 24 June, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys, who was attending the NATO summit in The Hague, joined Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna in a public diplomacy forum discussion entitled “Making our Societies more Robust, Ready and Resilient.”