Lithuanian president advocates to think about fighter jets and long-range missiles for Ukraine

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda advocates disregarding any red line that Putin may have set in supporting Ukraine against the Russian invasion. He speaks to us in an interview with DW's Teri Schultz at the Munich Security Conference

 

Lithuania donates crowdfunded drone to Ukraine

 

Lithuania has donated a Turkish drone to Ukraine, to assist with its defence against the Russian invasion.

A Lithuanian broadcaster, Laisves TV initially crowdfunded 6m euros (£5.1M) to buy the aircraft from Turkish manufacturer Baykar, who later decided to donate the drone for free.

The Lithuanian government has said that the funds that were raised will go towards arming the drone and supporting humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

The drone was unveiled at a military airfield near the north Lithuanian town of Siauliai. Large crowds came to watch, with some of the attendees being people who donated to the cause.

Ukraine war: Ros Atkins on… why Kaliningrad is important

 

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines why Russia is making threats after the EU sanctioned a Russian region cut off from the rest of the country.

Kaliningrad is at the center of a dispute between Russia and Lithuania | DW News

 

The head of Russia's security council threatened Lithuania with "serious" consequences on Tuesday over restrictions imposed on the rail transit of EU-sanctioned goods to Moscow's exclave of Kaliningrad, a region bordering Lithuania and Poland.

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A diplomatic spat between China and Lithuania has become a test case for how the European Union intends to deal with Beijing. China has downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania and recalled its ambassador after Vilnius allowed Taiwan to open its de-facto embassy there.