Budrys: Ukraine's EU membership before the year 2030 must be our goal
Added 2025-03-04
Today, on 4 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys, met with the Minister for European Affairs of Denmark, Marie Bjerre.
Minister Budrys met with a delegation of the Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group
Added 2025-03-03
On 3 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, received a delegation of the Israel-Lithuania Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset), led by the Lithuania-born Knesset member Simon Davidson....
Budrys had a telephone conversation with Egypt's Foreign Minister
Added 2025-02-28
On 27 February, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, had a telephone conversation with Badr Abdelatty, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The heads of diplomacy noted...
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...
Vice-Minister Mitkus: time for Europe to focus and make long-overdue decisions, otherwise the decisions will be made for us
Added 2025-02-25
On 25 February, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Sigitas Mitkus, attended the General Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels. The Ministers discussed the preparations for the European Council to be held on 20-21 March and...
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 Foreign Vice-Minister Grigaitė-Daugirdė: Lithuania and the Council of Europe seek to strengthen efforts to protect Ukrainian children
Added 2025-02-21
On 21 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, met with the newly appointed Special Envoy of the Council of Europe Secretary General, on the situation of children of Ukraine, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjord...
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...