The leader of Lithuania supports Trump’s difficult position on Russia during the UN speech

The head of Lithuania called President Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations “Strong” on Tuesday, especially when it comes to protecting the border.

“The independent state must control the border,” said President Gitanas Nausėda in an exclusive interview with Fox News.

Lithuania shares a 422 -thousand border with Belarus and a 161 -mile border with Russia (Kaliningrad).

“We have built the fence, a physical barrier, and provided the tools necessary for a modern surveillance system. Now the country of the country,” said Nausėda. “We have rejected migrants who enter (our) country.”

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The president of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, is addressed to the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, September 23, 2025. (Reuters / Mike Segar)

Nausėda also approved the most difficult line that the Trump administration takes with Russia.

“It was a strong speech. It was a speech that covered very important subjects,” he said. “Having the lever effect that President Donald Trump A – He will be able to press Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiation table because we can only do it by proving our strength.”

Lithuania is one of the Baltic countries in Northeast Europe with a population of 2.85 million inhabitants. He has been a member of NATO and the European Union since 2004. Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1941 and again from 1944 to 1990. On March 11, 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet Republic to declare its independence, which became official in 1991.

The interview was carried out outside the United Nations shortly before President Trump published on Truth Social that Ukraine can win the war and recover all its territory currently “in its original form”. Trump also called Russia a “paper tiger”.

Today, Russia occupies about 20% of the country.

Nausėda said Putin was not ready for peace in Ukraine because of “old imperialist ambitions”.

The Lithuanian president addressed the United Nations General Assembly a few hours after Trump. “We do not believe in appeasement,” said Nausėda. When he was asked to develop, the president said: “I remember that many leaders in Western Europe wanted to speak with Vladimir Putin, trying to appease him and prevent him from aggression towards Ukraine. This did not help, and it probably led to the conclusion that there is only one way of speaking with Vladimir Putin – to speak by force.”

Nausėda applauded Trump’s efforts to encourage European nations to impose sanctions on Russia and secondary sanctions on those who buy Russian oil and gas.

The Lithuanian president had hardwords for certain members of the European Union who continue to do business with Russia.

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US President Donald Trump speaks with the president of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, during a NATO summit in Hague, the Netherlands, June 25, 2025. (Reuters / Toby Melville)

“There should not be compromise between economic benefits and geopolitical objectives because we are talking about our security. If we pay Russian gas or oil today, tomorrow we could be attacked because this money fuels the Russian war machine.”

Two months after the launch of its large -scale invasion of Ukraine, Lithuania has ended its imports of Russian oil and gas.

When he was asked if Putin could one day attack a NATO nation, Nausėda replied: “We must be prepared. We should do anything in our hands to dissuade it.) I believe in deterrence, but we must build a credible deterrent wall. This is the reason why we are ready to spend 5%. 6% from 2026.”

In March, the Minister of Defense of Lithuania, Dovilė Šakalienė, told Fox News that the only way to negotiate with Putin is with a “pistol on the table”.

Today, one fifth of Lithuania’s military purchases is spent on US weapons, said the president.

After a recent violation of NATO airspace on another Baltic country, Estonia, by three Russian Foxhounds armed with Russian Mig-31, Nausėda said that his country would be ready to act if such a violation occurred on his country. “We have sufficient capacity,” he said.

President Donald Trump delivered a speech during the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (Unga) at the UN headquarters in New York on September 23, 2025. (Li Rui / Xinhua via Getty Images)

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Asked about the reports that the Pentagon reduced security funding for the Baltic States, Nausėda did not seem too concerned. “This is not a final decision.”

Lithuania, as well as the other Baltic States, recently announced that it would leave the Ottawa Convention, allowing them to deploy anti-personal land mines while the country strengthens its border to better protect itself against neighboring Russia and Bélarus.

Nausėda hopes that the 1,200 American soldiers currently deployed in her country will remain. Four were killed in a training accident in March. They received full -fledged military honors in the capital.

“Vilnius is (a) a large capital. We have a very beautiful nature, and we have very friendly people,” said Nausėda.