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Macron's 'Versailles diplomacy' yields mixed results after a decade in power

French President Emmanuel Macron courted his US counterpart Donald Trump at the G7 on Wednesday by opening the gilded gates of Versailles, a move that underscored his trademark blend of symbolism and diplomacy. While allies hailed the summit's success, analysts said Macron still faces the challenge of turning grand gestures…

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Lithuania's Centre Left Starts Coalition Talks After Election Win

Lithuania's centre-left party said on Monday it would start forming a new coalition after winning the election, as its leader Vilija Blinkeviciute has cast doubts on whether she would lead the government.

International Business Times

Lithuania Increases Defense Spending Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister warns of ongoing Russian threat, advocates for increased defense spending and EU reforms.

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Spain to give Ukraine €1bn in military aid in decade-long defence deal

Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister, says the funding will improve Kyiv’s air defences just days after Russia killed 18 people in Kharkiv

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskiy to Nato – shoot down Russian missiles in our skies

Lithuanian minister backs strikes on Russia with western arms and says don’t give China leverage over European security. What we know on day 818

The Guardian - AU

‘Georgia is now governed by Russia’: how the dream of freedom unravelled

‘Foreign agents’ law just one of many moves made back towards Moscow while the west looked the other way

The Guardian - UK

Deputy PM says attack on Slovakian PM was ‘politically motivated’ – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can read all our coverage on the attack on Robert Fico hereSlovakian PM Robert Fico ‘fighting for his life’ after being shotWho is Robert Fico?

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Western military trainers could go to Ukraine, Lithuania minister says

Gabrielius Landsbergis also backs David Cameron and Emmanuel Macron on standing up to Putin

The Guardian - UK

Georgian police fire teargas as huge ‘foreign agents’ bill protests rock Tbilisi – as it happened

Masked police also used water cannon and stun grenades against rally protesting over legislation viewed as authoritarian and Russian-inspired

The Guardian - UK

EU ministers warned not to relax support for Ukraine amid requests for air defence aid

Member states warned at meeting not to be complacent but ministers stop short of pledging Patriot missiles

The Guardian - UK

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov vows to continue fight against Putin after hammer attack in Vilnius

‘We will not give up,’ Volkov says in video after being discharged from hospital following attack in Lithuania that left him covered in blood

The Guardian - UK

Raisina Dialogue | European delegation urges India to support Ukraine mired in war

European Ministers at Raisina Dialogue urge India to reconsider trade with Russia and support Ukraine's sovereignty.

The Hindu

Germany to propose new sanctions against Russia after death of Alexei Navalny

Death of Russian opposition leader imbues EU summit with renewed nervousness over war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says attack on Russian oil depot in Klinsty ‘fair’ retaliation for Moscow strikes on Ukraine infrastructure – as it happened

Huge inferno at oil depot in western Russia in latest of series of cross-border attacks by Ukraine

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Pressure mounts on Hungary to unblock EU membership talks and funds for Ukraine

Pressure is mounting on Hungary not to veto the start of European Union membership talks and the supply of economic aid to Ukraine at a pivotal EU summit this week

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Nato balances Ukraine focus with Indo-Pacific interest

Chris Hipkins joins a Nato summit focused on the Ukraine war – but looking to the Indo-Pacific for shared security challenges.

Reuters

Lithuania parliament rejects election plan, government may resign

Lithuania's parliament rejected on Tuesday a proposal by the ruling Homeland Union party for a snap election amidst an expenses scandal, and the prime minister later said her government may resign in response.

Reuters

Lithuania says EU must prepare for risk of 'de-coupling' from China

The European Union needs to be prepared for the fallout from a potential deterioration in relations with China, such as might happen if conflict were to erupt over Taiwan, Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Friday.

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China rows back after envoy denies sovereignty of former Soviet states

Beijing says it respects status of countries such as Ukraine after ambassador’s comments spark row

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Ukraine is begging the west for more military support, and the people of Lithuania are answering the call

From trolling Putin to crowdfunding hi-tech anti-missile radars, for the people of Lithuania, Russia’s attempts to claw back former Soviet land are personal — and they're doing everything they can to help Ukraine win.

The Guardian - UK

EU seals deal to supply Ukraine with a million rounds of shells

Estonian defence minister says agreement ‘shows me one thing: if there is a will there is a way’

The Guardian - UK

EU needs sanctions commissioner, says Lithuanian foreign minister

Gabrielius Landsbergis expresses frustration at the number of loopholes being exploited

Reuters

Davos 2023: Lithuania sees tank deliveries to Ukraine, pushes for more support

Lithuania's foreign minister said on Wednesday he was confident that main battle tanks would be delivered to Ukraine but the West still needed to do more to ensure Kyiv won the war against Russia.

Reuters

Lithuania will be ready to host German brigade by 2026 - minister

Lithuania will build barracks, warehouses and step up investments so it can host a full brigade of German troops on its territory by 2026, its foreign minister said on Friday.

Los Angeles Times

US targets 'bad actors,' levying sanctions against Iran and rallying leaders against Russia

UNITED NATIONS — Signaling that the Russian war in Ukraine has triggered an existential crisis for the United Nations, several of its key members on Thursday harshly denounced Moscow's actions, but failed to take new steps to stop the bloodshed and food, energy and humanitarian crises unleashed worldwide.

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