President Of Lithuania: No One Will Ever Agree To Russia’s Demands On NATO’s Eastern Flank
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda considers it impossible to meet Russia's demand for the withdrawal of NATO troops from the Alliance's eastern flank. UATV English reports that he said this in an interview with LRT . During talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Russia called for revising Europe's security architecture, again putting forward demands for the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has stated that it is inconceivable to comply with Russia's demand to withdraw NATO troops from the eastern flank of the Alliance. This assertion was made by the president in an interview with LRT. During discussions aimed at concluding the conflict in Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly advocated for the reformulation of Europe's security framework, reiterating its calls for the removal of NATO forces from Eastern European nations.
President Nausėda emphatically dismissed the possibility of acceding to Moscow's requests, vowing that the security architecture of Europe, predominantly centered around NATO as a transatlantic collective-security entity, would remain unaltered. He emphasized that there should be no areas of influence. Nausėda pointed out that Russia made such a demand concerning the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern European countries at the close of 2021.
He reiterated that this is unacceptable and that no European leader would ever consent to such terms. This matter is anticipated to receive significant attention at the European Political Community summit on Thursday and the informal European Council meeting planned for Friday in Dublin.
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