US Restates ‘Ironclad Support’ as Lithuania Faces Challenges, Including From Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) speaks with Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department ahead of a meeting in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 15, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The United States reiterated its “ironclad support” to Lithuania on Sept. 15, as the Baltic nation resists coercion from Beijing due to its deepening relations with Taiwan.

The United States renewed its commitment to stand with Lithuania in the face of numerous challenges during a meeting between Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in Washington, D.C.