{"id":361,"date":"2023-08-28T12:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edi.lt\/renginiai\/russia-belarus-and-the-baltic-security\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T17:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T17:08:25","slug":"russia-belarus-and-the-baltic-security","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/edi.lt\/en\/events\/russia-belarus-and-the-baltic-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia, Belarus and the Baltic Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 11 September 2023 we held the round table Russia, Belarus and the Baltic Security.<\/p>\n<p>The keynote was given by James Sherr, senior fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) and former head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. He traced the roots of Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine to tsarist imperialism and Chekist methods taking hold in the Kremlin, discussed Belarus as a factor in Putin&#8217;s decision to go to war, the paradox of nuclear threats, and why Moscow would see any deal leaving part of Ukraine&#8217;s territory to Russia as a victory.<\/p>\n<p>Participants included members of the Seimas and the European Parliament, ambassadors resident in Lithuania and representatives of US and EU think tanks and foundations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"edi-gal\">\n<div class=\"head\">\n<h2>Photos<\/h2>\n<div class=\"nav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"p\" aria-label=\"Previous\"><\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"n\" aria-label=\"Next\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"track\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/up-53-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/up-53-2-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Russia, Belarus and the Baltic Security: renginio akimirka\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/up-53-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edi.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/up-53-3-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Russia, Belarus and the Baltic Security: renginio akimirka\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2284,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"\"Russia, Belarus and the Baltic Security\". 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