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Ilmārs Poikāns wrote that Russian media and diplomatic circles have reported on Vladimir Putin's offer to hold a trilateral meeting with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping next week or in the coming weeks to discuss Ukraine. According to Poikāns, neither Volodymyr Zelensky nor European leaders would be invited to the negotiating table. Poikāns described this initiative as an attempt to return to the logic of the 1945 great power agreements and to challenge Ukraine's right to determine its own future. He emphasized that such a precedent would be dangerous for Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, as it could reinforce the belief that territorial borders can be changed through military force. Poikāns also warned that Russia could use the pause for the restoration of its army and military industrial base, but later make demands regarding buffer zones or the withdrawal of allied forces from the Baltic states. In his view, the proposal could be adapted to Trump's desire for a quick agreement, while Xi's involvement would attempt to make China a guarantor of Russia's gains. Poikāns pointed out that support for the division of Ukraine could significantly worsen China's relations with the European Union. He also suggested that the leak of this information before the U.S. midterm elections and Trump's expected visit to China could increase distrust among Kyiv, European capitals, and Washington. Poikāns stressed that talks about Ukraine without Ukraine would not be a peace process, but rather imposed capitulation. He urged Europe, especially the Baltic states, Poland, and the Nordic countries, to speed up the strengthening of military capabilities, as he believes that issues of European security should not be decided by great powers without European involvement. #Ukraina #Baltija #Starptautiskāsattiecības (translated)

"Aggression and lack of culture. This is a pure quasi-campaign, you will lose the elections again." Plenković responded after the opposition fled: "Aggression and lack of culture. This is a pure quasi-campaign, you will lose the elections again." #Gospić #opoziv #institucije (translated)

Lithuania supports and will support Ukraine in striving for a sustainable and just peace and maintains the position that only Ukraine can decide its own future. The increasingly reckless aggression of Russia clearly shows that it is interested not in peace, but in further aggression and its escalation, therefore pressure on the aggressor, including sanctions, remains necessary," said M. Sinkevičius in a statement. #paramaUkrainai #Rusijosagresija #LietuvosVyriausybė (translated)

Lithuania supports and will continue to support Ukraine, helping to achieve a sustainable and just peace and maintaining the position that only Ukraine can decide its future. The increasingly reckless aggression of Russia clearly shows that it is interested not in peace, but in further aggression and its escalation, therefore pressure on the aggressor, including sanctions, remains essential," said M. Sinkevičius. #paramaUkrainai #sankcijosRusijai #MindaugasSinkevičius (translated)

Aggression and unculture. This is pure quasi-campaigning, you will lose the elections again. Citing estimates from the European Commission, Plenković said that Croatia is among the four fastest-growing economies in the European Union from 2025 to 2027. #Vlada #Plenković #Društvo (translated)

Generolas A. Grynkewichius warned that Russia aims to undermine Western will through hybrid attacks, but NATO and European countries, having experienced these assaults, are strengthening support for Ukraine and are ready to respond quickly to possible Russian aggression. #NATO #Rusija #Ukraina (translated)

Now is the time when all the West – Europe and the United States – should show Russia and Putin that they are ready to implement Russia's containment policy with even more decisive measures," said D. Tusk at the Warsaw Security Forum, adding that he primarily means sanctions. "Therefore, I will go to Brussels to convince all our partners in Europe to seriously consider the possibility of tightening sanctions against Russia," D. Tusk added ahead of this week's anticipated summit. "We in Poland remember very well how Nazi propaganda tried to convince Europe and the world that Poland was responsible for German aggression," D. Tusk said. #Ukraina #RusijosInvazija #Sankcijos (translated)

Seven U.S. senators from both parties criticize President Donald Trump's decision to allow the export of Russian diesel, stating that it contradicts laws passed by Congress and provides financial support to Vladimir Putin while Russia's aggression against Ukraine continues. #TrumpoSusitarimas #Rusija #Ukraina (translated)