# Ex-Lithuanian FM: ‘We are in NATO because it can mitigate escalation’

https://mins.news/en/video/76941

- euronews, 2026-09-28 11:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gmd2BLQH_A

> Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says Lithuania is in NATO because the alliance can help mitigate potential escalation and hybrid events. He says Lithuania needs a NATO response to Russia’s escalating threats.

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