Lithuanian Nauseda calls victory in presidential election

FILE PHOTO: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda casts his vote during a presidential election in Vilnius, Lithuania May 12, 2024. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuanian Gitanas Nauseda announced his re-election in a presidential ballot on Sunday, following a campaign dominated by security concerns in the European Union and NATO member next door to Russia.

The Baltic nation of 2.8 million people has been a staunch ally of Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion. Like other countries in the region, it worries it could be Moscow's next target.