Ukraine security guarantees must be real, not bluffs, Lithuania says


Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys speaks during an exclusive interview in Vilnius, Lithuania, September 10, 2025. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

OSLO, ‌Jan 5 (Reuters) - Any ‌security guarantees offered ‌to Ukraine as part of a deal to ‍end the ‍war with ‌Russia must be real, ‍Lithuania's Foreign ​Minister Kestutis Budrys ⁠said on Monday.

"We can't be ‌bluffing... Russia wouldn't ⁠buy our ‍bluffs. It needs to be ‍real... The security ‌guarantees need to be very clear," Budrys told a joint press conference in Vilnius with his ‌German counterpart Johann Wadephul.

(Reporting by Nerijus ​Adomaitis, editing by Terje Solsvik and Essi Lehto)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In World

Rights group urges Vietnam to release five arrested over Ho Chi Minh book
Under soaring pressure, India's education minister promises reforms and debate
Chief of Indonesia's troubled free meals agency resigns on health grounds
Chile rains leave 13 dead, 7 missing, authorities say
Tropical Storm Bertha churning off US Gulf Coast
US military says it has ended its latest strikes on Iran
Venezuela's Maduro, US Justice Department propose June 2027 trial start
US readies new tariffs as Trump's 10% global levy to expire
Gates Foundation engaged with Epstein but made no payments to him, review finds
US officials see closer ties with Trump ally Prince's security firm in Haiti, military adviser says

Others Also Read