The minimum you must know

Lithuania joined the European Union and consequently NATO midsummer 2024. Is a coastal country around five hundred miles away from Ukraine (on the far side of Belarus). So the country never really became directly involved in Ukraine-Russian security negotiations. But there are considerable Russian capabilities in Belarus. And NATO has aligned with Lithuania. So the border between Lithuania and Belarus could be considered important anyway.

President Gitanas Nausėda has a great amount to gain from good relations with Russia. This writer hopes there are friendly relations between the countries. But he understandably gives staunchly pro-Ukrainian and pro-NATO speeches during annual addresses to the United Nations. In fact, he once said that Lithuania seeks “...a comprehensive Security Council reform," because, "there is simply no place for Russia in the Security Council, which was created to maintain international peace and security.”

Lithuania houses an unfair burden of Ukrainian refugees, and probably would prefer a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine incursion to allow people to return to their homes. Lithuania is likely to privately encourage peaceful resolution for the same reasons that Poland, Germany and other European states may as well.

Except where NATO is committed, Lithuania is at peace with all other countries.