What are the key issues facing the Baltic nation of Lithuania? - World Questions, BBC World Service

It is the NATO frontline, but three years after the invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanians worry their country could be next. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Defence spending is rising fast, NATO has committed a permanent brigade and Lithuanians are organising themselves into rifle clubs and citizen defence forces. The rights of minorities, US designs on Greenland and relations with Denmark all feature as Jonny Dymond and a high power panel debate Lithuania’s biggest issues at the Palace of the Grand Dukes in Vilnius. Panellists: Eugenijus Sabutis: Minister of Transport and Communications and Member of the Seimas - for the Social Democrat. Ingrida Šimonytė: Former Prime Minister and Member of the Seimas for the Homeland Union Lithuanian Christian Democrats. Ignas Vėgėlė: Former Presidential Candidate and Member of the Seimas for Farmers and Greens Union. Andrius Tapinas: Journalist, Author and Founder of Freedom TV. Listen to an extended version of the discussion here 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3c... Watch more from World Questions on our playlist here 👉🏽    • World Questions   ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #lithuania #vilnius