Minister Budrys: A strong Baltic-Nordic partnership is at the heart of regional security
Added 2026-01-16
On 16 January in Vilnius, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen. Ministers discussed bilateral relations between Lithuania and Finland, regional Nordic-Baltic cooperation, and...
Budrys at the Snow Meeting: Europe must learn to follow the logic of war
Added 2026-01-16
On January 16, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys opened the 19th Snow Meeting, during which politicians and experts will discuss strengthening support for Ukraine, NATO's deterrence and defense policy, challenges in ensuring security...
Snow Meeting to address top security and defence policy issues
Added 2026-01-14
On 15-16 January, Vilnius will host the traditional Snow Meeting, which will bring together foreign and security policy experts to discuss relevant topics on the political agenda.
Budrys spoke by phone with the NATO Secretary General
Added 2025-12-04
On 4 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys had a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The Minister and the Head of NATO discussed the ongoing Belarusian hybrid attack against Lithuania and NATO's...
At the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Budrys raised questions about the response to the Belarusian hybrid attacks
Added 2025-12-03
On 3 December, on the margins of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels, Kęstutis Budrys presented the situation regarding Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania to the United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher...
Budrys at NATO: Russia is, and will continue to be, a direct military threat to the Alliance
Added 2025-12-03
On 3 December, Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is attending a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss the implementation of defence and deterrence measures and the Alliance's response to growing hybrid threats.
Vice-Minister Plepytė discussed key NATO issues with Assistant Secretary General of the Alliance Ruge
Added 2025-11-13
On November 13, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Audra Plepytė met in Vilnius with NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Boris Ruge to discuss key items on NATO's agenda, including strengthening...
Minister Budrys met with Mike Waltz in New York
Added 2025-11-12
On November 12, during his visit to the United States, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met in New York with Mike Waltz, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Minister Budrys: NATO's response to Russia's provocations must be swift and firm—only then will we deter them
Added 2025-10-07
On 7 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, met with permanent and military representatives of Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, and Portugal to NATO. Troops from these countries are deployed in Lithuania on a rotational basis and...
Budrys at the Warsaw Security Forum: EU enlargement – a tool for geopolitical power
Added 2025-09-30
On 29 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, participated in the discussion of the Warsaw Security Forum titled ‘From Lisbon to Yerevan: Envisioning Europe’s Strategy for the Wider Neighbourhood’.