“Russia is burning to this day, (…) so the perception of Russia’s power has changed. I have no doubt that our allies have conveyed very clear and strict messages, so now we will see how Russia reacts to this,” the minister told LRT television on Thursday.
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“Each country has a different weight to influence our opponents. And in this case, the behavior of the United States is commendable and it is the behavior of an ally,” he emphasized.
R. Kaunas assured that he knows about the visit as much as the country’s president Gitanas Nausėda. The latter said on Wednesday that Lithuania was informed about the flight.
“I have the latest information, it is presented in detail, but not all information is for public use,” the minister explained.
The publication “The Wall Street Journal” and the television “CBS News” reported that CIA director John Ratcliffe sought in the Kremlin to deter Russia from attacking NATO members, with US intelligence believing that Moscow might seek to test the alliance.
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Earlier, politicians and intelligence have indicated that Russia is considering attacks on critical infrastructure in the Alliance’s Eastern flank countries, using Ukrainian drones.
The minister assured that the military has prepared a “plan for various possible scenarios,” and in the last two to three months, the threat level in Lithuania has not worsened.
US President Donald Trump said that John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow on Tuesday was “semi-routine,” implying that the intelligence chief came to the Russian capital to discuss the war in Ukraine.
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