Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has warned that negotiations with Russia without representatives from Ukraine and Europe would be very dangerous.
Speaking to the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, Nauseda described negotiations held under such conditions as completely unacceptable. He said Europe cannot be excluded from high-level talks on continental security and noted that Ukraine has not even received an invitation to take part in the discussions.
Nauseda insisted that representatives from both Ukraine and European nations must be seated at the negotiating table. He explained that European countries would ultimately have to live with the long-term geopolitical and security consequences of any peace agreement reached with Moscow.
G20 summit in Miami
The Lithuanian leader spoke out following reports that United States President Donald Trump wants to broker a final agreement on Ukraine on the sidelines of the upcoming Group of 20 summit. The American leader intends to meet personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the potential parameters for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
The G20 summit is scheduled to take place in Miami, Florida, on December 14 and 15. The annual international gathering brings together the world's major economies, including the United States, Russia, and the European Union, to address pressing global financial and geopolitical matters.
Kremlin response to summit plans
The Kremlin has not yet confirmed whether the Russian head of state will attend the gathering in Florida. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov previously stated that officials in Moscow have not yet taken a decision regarding Putin's personal participation in the Miami summit.
Nauseda, who has served as president of Lithuania since 2019, represents a Baltic nation that borders both Belarus and the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad. Lithuania has remained one of Ukraine's staunchest allies in Europe, consistently urging Western partners to reject any diplomatic concessions that could undermine Eastern European security.
Leaders across Europe have repeatedly insisted that no agreements concerning Ukraine's territory or future should be made over the heads of either Kyiv or European capitals. The diplomatic focus now turns to whether the Kremlin confirms Putin's travel plans ahead of the December gathering in Miami.
