A diplomatic solution to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unlikely in the next six months as President Vladimir Putin is confident he will eventually prevail, Lithuania’s foreign intelligence service said in an annual report.

Sweden will provide the Saab-made Tridon guns and, alongside Lithuania, the Saab RBS 70 launchers. Ireland is providing the Giraffe radars, also made by Saab in Sweden. The radars detect targets for the missiles and guns to shoot down.

A publisher in Lithuania, a frontline NATO ally, is removing US Vice President JD Vance’s memoir from bookstores as a response to Washington’s decision to suspend aid to war-torn Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wi

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attended the Nordic-Baltic 8 meeting, where the Baltic and Nordic countries presented new initiatives to support Ukraine. In particular, they announced an increase in military aid,

The minister highlighted the strong backing Ukraine continues to receive from its northern European allies. “Another important goal of my visit to Denmark was to participate in the NB8 meeting, which brought together defense ministers from Norway,

Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov participated in a meeting of the Nordic-Baltic 8 (NB8), where the Baltic and Northern European countries presented new initiatives to support Ukraine. Notably, they announced an increase in military aid.

The former commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Valdas Tutkus, issued an open letter to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, urging at all costs to refrain from sending Lithuanian units to Ukraine as part of the European coalition.

Baltic leaders and residents are worried about what the stop of American supplies to Kyiv could mean for them in a region that borders Russia on NATO’s eastern flank and has long grappled with Russian interference and aggression.

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Lithuania's controversial move comes at a time of heightened tensions in international relations over its neighbor Russia's invasion of Ukraine.