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Gabrielius Landsbergis

@glandsbergis.bsky.social
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Landsbergis.com Bookings: agent@championsukplc.com

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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The inability to rein in Hungary is damaging enough on its own. But actively pressing Ukraine to comply is simply disgraceful, even (especially) if you offer to pay for the compliance. We shouldn't be twisting the arms of Ukrainians while they’re fighting on Europe’s behalf.
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Europe again embraces unforced errors that help the wrong side.
The pressure is not being put on the Hungarian government. It is being put on the Ukrainian government.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Let's drop the naivité and accept that this war will end on the battlefield after Ukraine achieves the necessary military strength, not in a conference room after a round of talks and a carafe of wine.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
The unbombed farmers of Eastern Europe want protection from Ukraine while all the time Ukraine is protecting them from Russia. This makes no sense. In my oped for @politico I argue that the best way to resolve this is by accepting Ukraine as a full EU member. Now. Link below 🔗👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
EU enlargement requires real commitment from Brussels, otherwise candidates will simply drift away. We saw this in Georgia, and after today's announcements I am increasingly worried that we are seeing the same in Ukraine. More thoughts below 🔗👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Was this the worst NATO Summit ever? “Well, at least it wasn’t a disaster,” a friend said when we discussed the matter. And I had to agree — it could have been much worse. For example, we might not have NATO anymore. But we still do. So, technically, yay. Read more in my newsletter below ⬇️
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Ukraine is deterring Putin. Like all bullies, he will now be looking to escalate elsewhere, where he sees no deterrence. Are we really deterring him enough to stop him opening a new front?
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
The obliteration of Russian strategic bombers left us stunned — and rightly so. Strategists on all sides will now be forced to rethink what Ukraine is truly capable of achieving.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Maybe the negotiations aren’t even meant to work. Maybe the plan was always for Trump and Putin to meet to redraw Europe’s borders. But that isn’t a deal, that’s more like a pact. The same “peace plan” was tried in 1938 and it didn’t work out well.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Eleven weeks ago a “coalition of the willing” gathered together to discuss what they were willing to do. Since then they haven’t appeared to be willing to do anything at all. 🔗👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
This time the ESCALATION podcast features Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe and outspoken supporter of Ukraine. Find out the truth about the strategic military options available to Europe to help Ukraine win on the battlefield. 🔗👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
"Taiwan is the West Berlin of this century" Find out more in the latest episode of my podcast ESCALATION, this time with @_JakubJanda, Czech expert on the Indo-Pacific region. Full episode linked below.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Ukraine isn’t the only country that needs security guarantees, but it might be the only country that can provide them. landsbergis.com/so-whos-guar...
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So who’s guaranteeing Europe’s security now?
It looks like Ukrainians are the ones ensuring our survival.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I agree with @kajakallas that the EU should become a beacon of freedom. So when do we start? Here I offer six ways to actually light the beacon and step into the role history has chosen for us. Our response to the current uncertainty can be firm and long term. A thread.🧵1/17
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Blue/Yellow is the biggest European NGO for military aid to Ukraine, providing around €100million since 2014. Fun fact - most of the money comes from Lithuania, a country of just 3 million people. Meet Jonas Ohman, my latest guest on the ESCALATION podcast. Full episode below👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Witkoff's repeating of Kremlin lies about "russian-speakers" wanting to "join Russia" is truly chilling. This is nothing less than carte blanche for Putin's genocidal imperialism. Hearing Americans talk like this should be an electric shock for Europe, not a wakeup call.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
I filtered out the noise and made a list of all the tangible things Europe has actually done in the past month to practically help Ukraine in reality:
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The question of Ukraine joining NATO is when, not if. And that was agreed by ALL allies, during extensive discussions at the NATO Summits in Bucharest, Vilnius and Washington. I don’t recall members reconvening to ratify any backtracking since then.🧵1/5
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Ukraine will win, one day, one way or another, with or without our permission. We aren’t here to lecture them on what to wear or how to negotiate. 👇My oped for Politico, link in comment. Happy Restoration of Lithuanian Independence Day ❤️🇱🇹
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The Trump-Putin Pact already exists, and we should act accordingly. There are some things we will never change with nice words or smart clothing. If you are worried about those things, you should understand where Trump's tactics come from. From Russia. A thread. 🧵1/14
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
For China, becoming Europe’s new security guarantor would mean domination of our rich and resourceful continent, an aim that CCP strategists are now more than dreaming about. landsbergis.com/the-trump-puti…
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
We said “as long as it takes,” and well, it's gonna take a bit longer. Europe doesn’t need to back down now, not for Putin, not for Trump, not for anyone else who tests us. We can step up and stand firm. Here’s how:🧵1/8
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I want to tell you a story. In 2015, I was in the small Lithuanian city of Panevežys, standing with the locals, watching a military parade. But this was no ordinary parade, because marching alongside the Lithuanian troops were our American allies.🧵1/17
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Roosevelt's advice was to speak softly and carry a big stick. I am worried that President Trump is doing the opposite. He is shouting loudly, and when it comes to helping Ukraine he is carrying a small stick.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
On a cold December evening in 2021, during an OSCE meeting in Stockholm, Lavrov outlined what he called “a new security architecture” for Europe. And Trump, knowingly or otherwise, might now be implementing those plans.🧵1/5
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
For Europe, money is the easy part. The difficult part is committing to fight alongside Ukrainians if they are ever attacked again. That is what we will have to be ready to do, like it or not.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good. This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it:🧵1/17
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🧵1/6 Europe won't survive sleeping through another wake-up call. We should jump out of bed and throw on a shirt. We should do what we can, with what we’ve got. And we’ve got a lot. Here's how to step things up as the US steps down:
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Georgia is being Stalinized. If it becomes a second Belarus, that would be a huge and unaffordable blow to Europe. My interview for @ipnEng: www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/1...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Hungary, your veto's got to go. Here I explain how and why in my article for Carnegie Endowment @CarnegieEndow: carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
What are we going to do with Lake Nato? Read about the future of the Baltic region in my latest newsletter. Website link in bio.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Me and many others in @BusinessInsider warning that Russia is not getting less dangerous: www.businessinsider.com/russias-stru...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
My extensive Ukrainian @Forbes interview: forbes.ua/war-in-ukrai...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Peace agreements will only work when Putin has lost all hope of victory. Let's make that happen.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
My new ESCALATION podcast is out now! This time I talked to Thórdís Gylfadóttir, Iceland's Former Foreign Minister and fellow freedom fighter. We discussed Greenland, China, NATO and volcanoes. Link below ⬇️
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
To say Europe is in a tricky situation over Greenland would be an understatement, but this is a crisis we shouldn’t be wasting. Find out more in my latest newsletter, website link in bio.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
It is no joke to say that Putin could get to Warsaw before western Europe would feel the existential threat necessary to trigger a bold enough reaction. The EU is in danger of becoming an existential threat to itself. 👇newsletter
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Lukashenko's latest fake, rigged corrupt, ridiculous, farcical, fraudulent, evil, murderous, hideous, odious criminal theatrics should not be referred to as "elections".
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
President Trump put Putin in a tough spot by issuing an ultimatum. I'm sure this is not the way Putin expected things to work.🧵1/4
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Trump is almost back in the White House, and China wants everybody to lose. My latest newsletter has more details on this historic moment, you will find the link below.👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Bloomberg reports that the EU is considering dropping its @wto case against China due to a "lack of evidence" that China's sudden halt in trade with Lithuania was retribution for supporting Taiwan. Dropping the case is a bad idea, but don't worry, it gets worse.🧵1/6
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I gave an important interview to Le Grand Continent and I think you will enjoy it. I go into detail about the changes happening in international affairs as Trump gets closer to his first day in office. geopolitique.eu/en/2025/01/1...
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A Conversation With Gabrielius Landsbergis, Lithuania's Former Minister of Foreign Affairs - Groupe d'études géopolitiques
President Donald Trump has suggested that defending America's economic and security interests will require territorial expansion. He did not rule out military or financial coercion to gain control of ...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My deepest gratitude to the people of Taiwan and their President @ChingteLai for the huge honour of being awarded the Order of the Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon. What can I say? I will be with you whatever it takes, Taiwan. 🇱🇹❤️🇹🇼
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
People often ask me "why does Lithuania support Taiwan?". My answer is simple: We support democracy and freedom-loving people. To push back against aggression we all need to stick together. We have more in common than we dare to think! More about this in my newsletter below👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
The shocking events in Venezuela must be answered with an increase in solidarity among all democracies around the world. Only if we act together will freedom prevail.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Despite being warned many times, we weren't ready for Russia's attacks, and we're still not pushing back against nuclear bullying. We are as unprepared now as we were forty years ago when this British sitcom predicted everything. My latest newsletter👇
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
When Lithuania was defending her independence from Moscow, we were asked by Western powers to "pause" our struggle, to protect russia from collapse. If we had listened, our country might not exist today. Sometimes fighting is the only way to win.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
"Hybrid attacks" look like war, but we act like they are not even attacks. news.sky.com/story/russia...
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Russia's 'hybrid attacks' against NATO 'look like war' and allies must draw 'red lines'
Russia is accused of a campaign of so-called hybrid attacks which are designed to sit in a grey zone under the threshold of conventional war - something Moscow denies.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
I am once again expressing grave concern that the only answers we have to russian malign activity are expressions of grave concern.
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Everybody knows preparation is needed, but are not there yet. Thanks to @CurtainSilicon for this in-depth discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqTi...
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Gabrielius Landsbergis - Western Powers are Unprepared for a Russian Defeat or for a Russian Victory
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Putin is waging a shadow war against the West, using sabotage and disinformation agents to undermine our confidence in our ability to defend ourselves. And it's working. Newsletter here 👇
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