Budrys: Lithuania and the United Kingdom share a common threat perception
Added 2025-02-27
On 27 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys, and the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lithuania, Liz Boyles, discussed comprehensive support for Ukraine, bilateral cooperation, the security situation in the...
Foreign Vice-Minister Mitkus and the U.S. Ambassador: strong transatlantic cooperation serves the best security interests of all allies
Added 2025-02-27
On 27 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, received the Ambassador of the United States of America to Lithuania, Kara C. McDonald. The Foreign Vice-Minister and the U.S. Ambassador discussed the key...
Lithuania’s Ambassador to the United States Audra Plepytė awarded for strong support to Ukraine
Added 2025-02-27
On February 24, Lithuania's Ambassador to the United States Audra Plepytė received an award from the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) in Washington D.C. Ambassador Plepytė was awarded with a special "Friend of UNIS" award for her...
Budrys discusses border security with the Armenian representative
Added 2025-02-26
On 25 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, had a telephone conversation with Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, to discuss security challenges facing the Baltic Sea and South Caucasus...
The EU adopts the 16th package of sanctions against Russia: expands restrictions on Putin’s shadow fleet, stricter measures against sanctions circumvention, and new restrictions on Russian ports and airports
Added 2025-02-24
Today, on 24 February, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council adopted the 16th package of economic and individual restrictive measures. The package aims to maximise economic pressure on Russia by imposing new export and import restrictions, stepping up...
Budrys in Brussels: a temporary ceasefire would allow Putin to regroup and attack with a new force
Added 2025-02-24
Today, on 24 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, is attending the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. On the third anniversary of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, representatives of the...
Budrys met with the Spanish Foreign Minister
Added 2025-02-24
On 24 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares at the margins of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council. The Foreign Ministers discussed support for Ukraine, the...
Lithuania’s Diplomacy Star awarded to Ali Cyrus Ehsassi, Chairman of the House of Commons Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
Added 2025-02-24
On 24 February, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Canada, Egidijus Meilūnas, conferred the “Star of Lithuanian Diplomacy” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania on Ali Cyrus Ehsassi, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and...
Budrys: Russia cannot go unpunished for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, violations of children’s rights
Added 2025-02-21
On 21 February, to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in the international conference “Three Years, Countless Futures: Protecting Freedom and Ukraine’s...
Budrys in Stockholm: we need to act together to strengthen Ukraine and Europe’s security
Added 2025-02-20
On 19 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Peter Hultqvist, the Chair of the Riksdag’s Committee on Defence, in Stockholm to discuss security and defence cooperation and support for Ukraine in its fight...