Secretary General and Lithuanian Prime Minister discuss eastern flank defence, drones and support for Ukraine
29 Sep. 2026
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On Tuesday (29 September 2026), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius of Lithuania at NATO Headquarters. The Secretary General welcomed the Prime Minister on his first visit in that role and said they had discussed how to keep NATO strong and Lithuania safe. “NATO defends every inch of Allied territory, against any threat, from any direction,” Mr. Rutte said. He highlighted how Italian jets deployed by NATO from Šiauliai airbase downed a drone that violated Lithuania’s airspace on 15 September: “This is collective defence in action.”
