Benas Gerdziunas
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Benas Gerdziunas
@benasge.bsky.social
Reporter, photographer, filmmaker.
Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Lithuanian diplomats have some experience speaking to the nuclear gopniks in their high castle. The most important lesson? They only understand strength. But what do you do when you have little of it?
Can you strike a deal with Russia? Trump should ask Lithuania
Hunched in her chair, Lithuania’s president at the time, Dalia Grybauskaitė, sat next to Vladimir Putin, leaning back in...
www.lrt.lt
March 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Tadas Tumas remains the only known Lithuanian to have died on Ukraine’s frontlines.
Lithuanian volunteer killed in Ukraine: ‘There are few heroes, and Tadas was one of them’
“It's a hard day,” says Raimondas Urvikis as he enters the room. His brother-in-arms, Tadas Tumas, was killed a year ago...
www.lrt.lt
March 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Russia has been attempting to cut off Ukraine's forces in Kursk. Latest:
LRT iš Ukrainos. Rusai bando atkirsti Kursko grupuotę, atidaryti naują frontą šiaurėje
Praėjus daugiau nei pusmečiui po Ukrainos Kursko operacijos pradžios, mūšiai persikelia kitapus sienos į Sumus, o ukrain...
www.lrt.lt
March 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"As President Trump turns decades of U.S. foreign policy upside down, another dizzying swing is taking place in Russia, both in the Kremlin and on state-controlled television: The United States, the new message goes, is not that bad after all."

Eastasia no longer at war with Oceania.
America the Evil Mastermind? Not So Fast, Russians Are Told.
As President Trump begins to side with Russia, the Kremlin propaganda machine has changed its tune.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Paskutiniu metu daug galvoju apie BBC World War Three programą.

Šios doku-dramos / wargaming simuliacijos esmė – kas būtų jei Rusija įvykdytų Donbaso scenarijų Latvijoje? Pakeisk Latviją į Ukrainą ir gausi kažką labai panašaus į tai, kas vyksta šiandien, o vėliau – galbūt ir pas mus?
World War Three: Inside The War Room
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
So we're back in 1938. Will the Russian ultimatum for NATO to return to 1997 borders also make a comeback?
Trumpo skambutis Europą grąžino į 1938-uosius – tik šįkart jos niekas neklauso
Ir tiesiog taip – vienu skambučiu – treji metai JAV pažadų „nespręsti dėl Ukrainos be Ukrainos“ dūžta. Pakalbėjęs su Vla...
www.lrt.lt
February 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by Benas Gerdziunas
As the talks on the Russia-Ukraine war draw near, and no side of the conflict is able to achieve its maximalist goals, it's worth revising what constitutes the minimum definition of Ukraine's victory - a victory that's existential not only for Ukraine but for the survival of a united Europe too. 1/5
February 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"We have disconnected from the Soviet Union."

#BalticStates wave one last goodbye to Moscow.

For @afpfr.bsky.social
Baltics disconnect from Russian power grid without incident
The three Baltic states on Saturday seamlessly cut ties with Russia's power grid to integrate with the European Union's network, a switch that gained urgency with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.- Mostly...
sg.news.yahoo.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Trump's foreign aid freeze has also affected Vilnius-based Belarusian and Russian opposition groups – this includes NGOs rescuing people who are facing arrest and torture.

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Trump freeze on foreign aid stuns Belarus opposition, NGOs in Vilnius
The United States halted all foreign aid projects for the next three months to review existing programmes, stunning Lith...
www.lrt.lt
February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM