Lithuania

Overall Score

Details

A

On Track

Accomplishments:

  • Contributed almost 0.1% of its GDP to Ukraine in military and humanitarian aid.
  • Led EU's efforts in sanctioning Russian oligarchs and warmongers, and shutting down Russian propaganda.
  • Together with other Baltic states, has stopped buying Russian gas despite a high dependence.

Drawbacks:

  • Has not blocked the land corridor between Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad region.

Condemnation

On Track

Military Support

On Track

Providing military support for Ukraine, composed of four key categories:

  • Ground Forces Support (e.g. small arms, defensive equipment, anti-tank)
  • Air Defense Support
  • Communications Support
  • Cyber Intelligence Support
  • Provided Ukraine with Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, military training, and €100 million further military aid.
  • Lithuanian citizens and businesses raised over €23 for military aid to Ukrainian soldiers.

Financial & Institutional Sanctions

On Track

Identifying sanctions impacting the Russian economy as a whole, including banks, sovereign debt, industry, access to global markets, etc.

  • Lithuanian fintech company Paysera stopped Russia-linked payments amid Moscow aggression.
  • Together with other Baltic states and Slovakia, Lithuania called for confiscation of sanctioned Russian assets and use them to rebuild Ukraine.

Sanctions on Oligarchs, Kleptocrats, & Western Enablers

On Track

Sanctions on individuals in Putin's inner circle including:

  • exposing & seizing their assets
  • revoking their visas
  • holding them legally accountable where possible

The goal is to convince these individuals that their futures would be better without Putin than with him.

  • Supported all the EU's sanctions against Russian oligarchs and warmongers.
  • Stopped issuing visas to Russian citizens during the war period.

Diplomatic Isolation

On Track

Measures taken to isolate Russia diplomatically (e.g. recall of ambassadors & diplomats, stripping Russia of its G20 membership, etc)

  • Expelled four Russian diplomats.
  • Ordered the ambassador to leave the country.
  • Ordered the Russian consulate in the port city of Klaipėda to close.

Propaganda

On Track

Combatting Putin's global propaganda network. While respecting freedom of speech, Putin should not be allowed to spread disinformation while Russia bans every single independent outlet. This measures countries' success in curbing Russian disinformation spread through Russia Today and other platforms.

  • Lithuania banned Russian and Belarusian TV channels over war incitement.
  • The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland sent a public letter to internet giants to combat war propaganda and disinformation. Soon afterward, internet giants removed Russian disinformation channels from their platforms.

Replace Russian Energy

On Track

Replacing Russian energy exports with alternative energy sources. That includes increasing production and opening new sources from fracking to nuclear to renewables.

  • Stopped imports of small cargoes of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) via the port of Klaipėda. Plans to open a natural gas pipeline linking Poland and Lithuania with a route to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Lithuania on May 1.
  • Since April 1st Russian natural gas is no longer flowing to Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.

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