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Benas Gerdziunas @benasge.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Lithuanian diplomats have some experience speaking to the nuclear gopniks in their high castle. The most important lesson? They only understand strength. But what do you do when you have little of it?

lrt.lt

Can you strike a deal with Russia? Trump should ask Lithuania

Hunched in her chair, Lithuania’s president at the time, Dalia Grybauskaitė, sat next to Vladimir Putin, leaning back in...

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Benas Gerdziunas @benasge.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

"As President Trump turns decades of U.S. foreign policy upside down, another dizzying swing is taking place in Russia, both in the Kremlin and on state-controlled television: The United States, the new message goes, is not that bad after all." Eastasia no longer at war with Oceania.

nytimes.com

America the Evil Mastermind? Not So Fast, Russians Are Told.

As President Trump begins to side with Russia, the Kremlin propaganda machine has changed its tune.

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Benas Gerdziunas @benasge.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Paskutiniu metu daug galvoju apie BBC World War Three programą. Šios doku-dramos / wargaming simuliacijos esmė – kas būtų jei Rusija įvykdytų Donbaso scenarijų Latvijoje? Pakeisk Latviją į Ukrainą ir gausi kažką labai panašaus į tai, kas vyksta šiandien, o vėliau – galbūt ir pas mus?

bbc.co.uk

World War Three: Inside The War Room

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Anton Shekhovtsov @shekhovtsov.substack.com · 13/02/2025

As the talks on the Russia-Ukraine war draw near, and no side of the conflict is able to achieve its maximalist goals, it's worth revising what constitutes the minimum definition of Ukraine's victory - a victory that's existential not only for Ukraine but for the survival of a united Europe too. 1/5

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Benas Gerdziunas @benasge.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Trump's foreign aid freeze has also affected Vilnius-based Belarusian and Russian opposition groups – this includes NGOs rescuing people who are facing arrest and torture. www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

lrt.lt

Trump freeze on foreign aid stuns Belarus opposition, NGOs in Vilnius

The United States halted all foreign aid projects for the next three months to review existing programmes, stunning Lith...

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