In Russia, they say that the Lithuanian president’s calls to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine indicate an “extremely aggressive position” of the Baltic states and Poland and that “major European countries” should balance their position, Reuters reports.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should stop drawing “red lines” and supply Ukraine with all the necessary weapons, including fighter jets and long-range missiles.

Responding to questions about these statements, Kremlin press secretary Dmytro Peskov said: “In general, we see an extremely aggressive position on the part of the representatives of the Baltic states and Poland. One gets the impression that they are ready to do anything to provoke an escalation of the confrontation, without caring about the consequences.”

“Of course, it is very sad that in these conditions the leaders of major European countries, who manage the entire European process, unfortunately do not play a balancing role,” Peskov added.

Nauseda’s call followed last week’s decision by Germany and the US to supply Ukraine with battle tanks, which Russia again called an escalation of the conflict.

The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which were under Moscow’s tutelage during the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991, strongly support Ukraine and support Kyiv’s argument that it needs more advanced Western weapons as soon as possible to prevent a new Russian offensive. . (Agerpress)

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