Judy: One nato leader helping
drive the fight against Russia
and Ukraine is in Washington
this week to show her strong
support for the allied effort.
The prime minister of with the
way near has met with officials
on capitol hill.
And she sat down with Nick
schifrin a short time ago.
Reporter: Lithuania is on the
front line, nestled between the
Russian enclave and has taken on
China, last year Lithuania
opened an office in Taiwan,
China responded furiously and
try to punish the country
economically.
The prime minister is here with
us in studio.
Thank you very much.
Let me show you something
Vladimir Putin said today,
>> Our strategies to consider
nuclear weapons.
>>'S the same message she has
been's setting for some time.
If you asked me whether there is
something new, I've heard that
several times.
We should take that seriously.
The question is what we do.
If we take that seriously and do
nothing, this is not the right
threat.
What is the right strategy?
It's the clear message, the
response will be immediate and a
serious response.
If he sees there is a retreat or
appeasement, they are just
pushing because they think it as
a sign of weakness.
>> The Russian nuclear doctrine
is one basis are attacked,
Russia could consider a nuclear
response and Ukraine has not --
Ukraine did attack a Russian
base earlier this week with
drones, and that base has
nuclear capable long-range
bombers.
His attacking a Russian base
with long-range bombers
reckless?
>> Nobody can judge according to
these lines.
We all know many things are
happening because Putin decided
-- Ukraine is defending itself.
>> U.S. Officials have been
concerned about the threat of
nuclear escalation.
You have argued the U.S. Should
send weapons.
Do you think there is a risk of
escalation?
>> For Russia, you cannot
calculate the risk of
escalation.
If they want to escalate, they
will escalate.
In propaganda now, they are not
fighting you rain, they are
fighting nato.
They need to explain why they
are losing.
>> You think the U.S. Should
send weapons.
>> I think countries in the
possession of weapons that would
be useful to defend land to
Ukraine.
>> I want to show you a couple
of statements.
He said neither side could win
militarily and therefore when
there is an opportunity, seize
the moment.
There are two ways to achieve
that.
Believe it or estimate.
>> It depends on how serious you
think there is room for
negotiations.
They want a cease fire, they
want to break for practical
reasons, not for peace.
For reshuffling, rearranging, so
they can come back.
>> They are saying we will keep
going until we win.
>> I think it's the right
solution.
The end of the war in Europe.
>> Emmanuel macron gave an
interview about the future, nato
expansion, had to give
guarantees to Russia.
Is he too focused on peace?
>> I think he is focused on the
wrong assumptions that there was
any threat whatsoever for
Russia, we should think about
security guarantees for Russia.
This is ridiculous.
The presence of nato on the use
turn flank was a response to
what Russia did.
Now we have nato partners on the
ground, Finland and Sweden
joining nato.
Let friends are there for
Russia?
This is nonsense.
We should not care about
security guarantees, the war
crimes.
>> U.S. Officials visited Taipei
, the importance of leadership
in Taiwan's ability to turn the
leadership.
What lessons you think Taiwan
should take?
>> The main lesson is basically
people who believe in freedom
and their country are
invincible, very times a bigger
country cannot do much about it
and is failing on the
battlefield.
Consequences for infrastructure,
many atrocities going on as we
speak.
The spirit of people cannot beat
that.
>> Taiwan should think of it
spirit.
>> The first thing is that --