Congratulations to Mantas Adomėnas on his election as Secretary General of the CoD. His leadership will undoubtedly strengthen the whole organisation. I am grateful that the democratic world appreciates Lithuania's values-based foreign policy.

Four years since the stolen election in Belarus. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya continues the battle for freedom and we continue to support her. Democracies can win everywhere if we support democracies anywhere.

It would have been a great honour to serve as Lithuania's European Commissioner, but I will continue to serve my country, help Ukraine and fight for Europe's future in other ways. I thank everyone here deeply for the support and love you show for my work and for Lithuania. ❤️🇱🇹

It's 100 years since Lithuania and Romania established diplomatic relations. I spoke with FM Luminita Odobescu about our continuing work to strengthen partnerships between democracies, Ukraine and Baltic Air Policing being perfect examples. 🇱🇹❤️🇷🇴

The Baltic States came together on this day in 1989, holding hands across all three countries in defiance of the Soviet Union, openly declaring the illegality of occupation. Bravery and solidarity like this led to our eventual freedom from Moscow and we intend to keep it. 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹

We're celebrating with you, Ukraine! Lithuania wishes you many more Happy Independence Days 🇱🇹💕🇺🇦

Today visiting the Lithuania-Belarus border to meet my Latvian counterpart Baiba Braže and discuss further cooperation on strengthening the external borders of the EU. We are well aware of the threat that Belarus and Russia pose to their neighbours, and to all of Europe.

The USA's presence is Putin's biggest deterrent in Europe, so today I thanked visiting Senators and Representatives for their support. Ukraine's victory must be our strategic priority, and we should not restrict their ability to achieve it.

We cannot allow Russian bombers to be better protected than Ukrainian civilians are. Let's ask ourselves if we are being honest about how much we actually support Ukraine.

We still haven't defined our vision for the world after this war, and we are still afraid of the word "victory". But history shows there can never be sustainable peace with an undefeated Russia. Thanks to GLOBSEC for another opportunity to repeat the uncomfortable truth.

As I told The Kyiv Independent, there wasn't a single surprised person in the Baltics. We were shocked by the ferocity of the invasion, but not surprised. kyivindependent.com/landsbergis/

And again we see basic rules of international law flouted, making the world a little less secure for all of us, eroding the authority of the Int'l Criminal Court. The red carpet for Putin in Mongolia marks a step backwards, but it's time for us to step up, not back.

How would I define Ukraine's victory? Ukraine safe and secure within its internationally recognised borders, part of EU and NATO. More from my interview with The Kyiv Independent.

I utterly condemn the attacks in Lviv and Kryvyi Rih, but words are not enough and we owe the people of Ukraine more. I appeal to all leaders to fully allow Ukrainians to defend themselves against these horrific attacks, with dignity and sovereignty, by any legal means necessary.

My dear friend Dmytro Kuleba set a very high benchmark not only for his successor, but for any foreign minister in any country. It was an honour to defend Ukraine and Europe with him, and I wish him every success in the future.

I am genuinely sad to see Tobias Billström leave politics. We had some great times working together and I will be missing his words of advice. I am sure he will dedicate himself to his next career as faithfully as he did to this one, and will have just as much success.