Discussion on the forthcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius

On 15 May 2023, together with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Baltic States, we held the discussion All Eyes on the NATO Summit in Vilnius: Deterrence, Defence and the Expansion of the Alliance at the Crucial Juncture for the Euro-Atlantic Area.

The opening talk was given by Professor Carlo Masala of the Bundeswehr University Munich. He was joined by Wolfgang Schmidt, commander of the German contingent in Lithuania, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Survila, Vice-Minister of National Defence Žilvinas Tomkus and Kęstutis Budrys, Chief Adviser to the President on national security, with Margarita Šešelgytė moderating.

We discussed the deployment of a German brigade in Lithuania, the decisions expected at the NATO summit, Germany’s Zeitenwende, scenarios for Russia’s war against Ukraine and deterrence and defence on NATO’s eastern flank.

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