U.S. & Lithuanian Conservatives Should Work Together
New LTU conservative party chair eager to work with Trump.
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Interview: Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Chairman of Lithuania’s Homeland Union Party
On March 11th, the Baltic Republic of Lithuania will celebrate 35 years of restored independence after enduring decades’-long Soviet occupation. An underappreciated European and NATO ally of ours, Lithuania is a freedom outpost in a continent famously encumbered by bureaucracy.
According to the State Department, relations between our two nations have been ironclad since 1922. Politically, I’ve argued there are many similarities between American and Lithuanian conservatives–arguably more than in “nationalist conservative” Hungary. But I might be slightly biased.
I had the opportunity to chat with Laurynas Kasčiūnas, the newly-elected chair of Lithuania's largest center-right party, the Homeland-Union Party, during his recent visit to Washington, D.C. Mr. Kasčiūnas was part of a Lithuania delegation visiting town to get a “pulse” on the second Trump administration.
Read my new Townhall column, in its entirety, here.
But for Substack subscribers and readers, you get a first listen to the full audio conversation between myself and Mr. Kasčiūnas. I’m grateful to Premiere Pro AI tools for smoothing things out:
Key Points
The purpose of his recent U.S. visit
How his Homeland Union Party will shift “more conservative” in the next few years
His thoughts on bringing his conservative party and U.S. conservative movement closer together.
What Trump policies best overlap his party (i.e. immigration, China, NATO defense spending, and energy).
His impression on the likely minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine
Lithuania declaring full energy independence from Russia
His support of deregulation efforts in Lithuania and wider E.U.
Give it a listen below! If you need a transcript, it’s available here.
Scenes from the Week
This week’s dispatch is a very Lithuania-focused. Sorry, not sorry! Here are some pictures from Wednesday’s early celebration of Lithuania’s Restored Independence Day (March 11th) at the Library of Congress.
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