Lithuania accuses Putin of having ‘bigger plans’ after Ukraine war

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda today accused his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, of “obviously having bigger plans” after he started the war with Ukraine on February 24. The statement was made by the leader of Lithuania during his speech at the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) meeting.

“Putin started with Ukraine, but he obviously has bigger plans. It’s like destroying the entire Euro-Atlantic security architecture,” he said. Nausea.

The member states of the US-led military alliance met today, and officials from Ukraine, Sweden and Finland attended the meeting. The latter two countries are taking the final steps towards joining NATO, but are meeting resistance from Turkey.

Despite this, the Lithuanian president also said that Ukraine should feel part of the European and Euro-Atlantic family.

“First, we must understand that the Russian threat will not disappear in the next few years. Therefore, we must clearly name Russia as a key and long-term threat to the entire Euro-Atlantic region.”

During the NATO meeting, other countries also spoke in favor of Ukraine’s rapprochement with the bloc. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a speech that NATO’s support for Ukraine was “unbreakable”.

Offensive in Sievierodonetsk

Russian forces conducted an offensive today on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, a city in the eastern Ukraine’s Lugansk region. At least two civilians died, according to the emergency services and regional governor Sergey Gaidai. “The Russians entered the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, killed two citizens, injured five,” said Gaidai.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, “the enemy is fixed on the northeast and southeast outskirts of Sievierodonetsk”. “Transferred ammunition and equipment from the territory of the Russian Federation to certain regions to strengthen the troop group,” said today’s report.

According to Gaidai, Russia “used all possible weapons, using aircraft”. The Russian Ministry of Defense said today that it attacked “Ukrainian drones” in the region.