Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda emphasized the necessity of Ukraine’s full involvement in peace negotiations and increased defense spending by regional countries to prevent future Russian aggression.

Lithuania is going to dismantle power transmission lines connecting it with Russia’s Kaliningrad Region and Belarus after it leaves

Belarus as a Launchpad for Attacks on NATO States" took place. The discussion was organized by the International Center for Countering Russian Aggression in collaboration with the "For the Decolonization and Dismantling of the Russian Empire" the expert group from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine’s inter-factional MPs' association.

Belarus’ strongman President Aleksandr Lukashenko secured his seventh term with an expected 87.6% of the vote, extending his three decades-long rule by another five years. European leaders are all but certain to repair to their time-honored tradition of demanding Lukashenko’s ouster while imposing fresh sanctions on Belarus.

The country recently became the first member of the NATO military alliance to commit to raising its defense spending to at least 5% of its overall national economic output, as called for by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has declared that any effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine must fully involve Kyiv.

Polish border guards look east into Belarus at the crossing point Połowce-Pieszczatka in Polowce, Poland on Jan 16. (AP)

Poland’s purchase of this lethal system will make the Eastern European nation a force to be reckoned with in the region. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rages on, Eastern European nations are looking to bolster their defense capabilities.

It’s become a buffer zone since Belarus’ ally ... farther north line Poland’s frontier with the Russian region of Kaliningrad. Poland is Ukraine’s top logistical backer.

A draft law winding its way through parliament would see the border shut for 60 days if Warsaw suspects that migrants are being 'weaponized'

It’s become a buffer zone since Belarus’ ally ... farther north line Poland's frontier with the Russian region of Kaliningrad. Poland is Ukraine’s top logistical backer.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense spending by regional countries to deter future Russian aggression.