At a meeting with Russia's envoy on Thursday, NATO ambassadors asked him questions about the scale and scenario of the large-scale Zapad 2017 military exercise scheduled to take place next to Lithuania this September, says Lithuania's Ambassador to the Alliance Vytautas Leškevičius.
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Vytautas Leškevičius (born January 17, 1970 in Marijampolė) - Lithuanian diplomat.
Lithuania's envoy to NATO says that the first meeting of the NATO-Russia Council since June 2014 failed to bring the Alliance and Moscow closer in their positions on any issue.
The Lithuanian society clearly understands the treats coming from the East, however, the situation in Southern Europe require just as much attention, as wars are also possible there, says Lithuania's Ambassador to NATO Vytautas Leškevičius.
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that the country should seek stronger US and NATO presence in Lithuania and closer NATO ties with Ukraine.
Vytautas Leškevičius has been appointed as Lithuania's permanent representative to NATO after President Dalia Grybauskaitė signed a relevant decree.
Former deputy minister of foreign affairs Vytautas Leškevičius has been proposed as Lithuania's permanent representative to NATO.