Lithuanian president says Russian military planes violated the Baltic country's airspace

WorldPolitics
24 Oct 2025 • 2:11 AM MYT
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says Russian military planes violated Lithuania’s airspace on Thursday evening.

Lithuania’s foreign ministry will summon Russian Embassy representatives to protest the violation, Nausėda said in a post on the social media platform X. The incident occurred amid rising tensions in the region. The Baltics are increasingly concerned by neighboring Russia’s aggression on Ukraine.