This video is a republish. But with so many new subscribers joining over the past year, and the NATO Summit happening in Vilnius this week, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to remind people about Lithuania's long journey to NATO membership! ------ With Russian and even Belarussian aggression in Eastern Europe, more and more people are becoming familiar with NATO- or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It’s this military alliance that European member nations are relying on for their external security- especially those bordering non-NATO countries. Having been a member since 2004, just exactly how and why did Lithuania join NATO? And why did it take so long? Join this channel as a Patreon patron to get access to perks: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84794387 Find us on our website: https://www.lithuaniaexplained.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lithuaniaex... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

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