Lithuanian diplomats have some experience speaking to the nuclear gopniks in their high castle. The most important lesson? They only understand strength. But what do you do when you have little of it?

Tadas Tumas remains the only known Lithuanian to have died on Ukraine’s frontlines.

Russia has been attempting to cut off Ukraine's forces in Kursk. Latest:

"As President Trump turns decades of U.S. foreign policy upside down, another dizzying swing is taking place in Russia, both in the Kremlin and on state-controlled television: The United States, the new message goes, is not that bad after all." Eastasia no longer at war with Oceania.

Paskutiniu metu daug galvoju apie BBC World War Three programą. Šios doku-dramos / wargaming simuliacijos esmė – kas būtų jei Rusija įvykdytų Donbaso scenarijų Latvijoje? Pakeisk Latviją į Ukrainą ir gausi kažką labai panašaus į tai, kas vyksta šiandien, o vėliau – galbūt ir pas mus?

So we're back in 1938. Will the Russian ultimatum for NATO to return to 1997 borders also make a comeback?

As the talks on the Russia-Ukraine war draw near, and no side of the conflict is able to achieve its maximalist goals, it's worth revising what constitutes the minimum definition of Ukraine's victory - a victory that's existential not only for Ukraine but for the survival of a united Europe too. 1/5

"We have disconnected from the Soviet Union." #BalticStates wave one last goodbye to Moscow. For @afpfr.bsky.social

Trump's foreign aid freeze has also affected Vilnius-based Belarusian and Russian opposition groups – this includes NGOs rescuing people who are facing arrest and torture. www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...