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Kęstutis Budrys

Kęstutis Budrys

Lithuanian politician

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Photo: Estonian Foreign Ministry, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Sep 22

    US restores Baltic troop rotations with new deployments to Lithuania and Estonia

    Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna announced that United States forces are returning on new rotational deployments following a three-month gap.

  • Sep 21

    Trump pursues Belarus potash deal amid Canada trade dispute as Minsk cites supply limits

    US President Donald Trump announced negotiations to import lower-cost potash from Belarus to reduce reliance on Canadian supplies, though Minsk stated its current production is committed elsewhere.

  • Sep 21

    European intelligence chiefs warn Russia could test NATO defences within months

    Intelligence directors from the Czech Republic, Latvia and Sweden reported that Moscow is preparing expanded sabotage campaigns and potential border incursions to challenge NATO mutual defense commitments.

  • May 28

    EU foreign ministers reject special envoy for Ukraine talks as Kallas warns of Russian 'trap'

    At an informal meeting in Limassol, Cyprus, EU foreign ministers decided against appointing a chief negotiator for Ukraine peace talks, with foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas cautioning that Moscow is trying to dictate who speaks for Europe.

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Trump pauses Russia sanctions to ease diesel-price pressure

Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a Russia sanctions package that Congress passed in September and that was due to take effect within days. The waiver came as the White House sought lower diesel prices before the 3 November midterm elections.

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  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    Trump's waiver follows a deal he struck with Putin for Russian diesel deliveries to the US a week earlier, according to NRC.

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The Middle East after Gaza

New US sanctions on 26 targets and further Hormuz and Yemen incidents, but no change in the strike halt or talks.

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