Kęstutis Budrys
Kęstutis Budrys is a Lithuanian diplomat and public official. He has served as Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and has represented the country in international institutions. He has been involved in shaping Lithuania's foreign policy in the context of regional security challenges.
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NATO fighter jets shoot down drone over Lithuania in first such incident
In the night of September 14–15, NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, in what Lithuanian officials described as the first direct shootdown of a drone by NATO aircraft in Lithuanian territory. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced the incident on X, thanking allied personnel, and the country's foreign minister requested consultations on strengthening NATO's eastern flank.