I don't trust the Russians": Lithuanian President warns that Putin's provocations will continue. Politico. "I don't think that Russia is now ready for large-scale operations [against NATO countries]. Russia's resources are focused on the Ukrainian battlefield, and it is not doing well there," Gitans Nausada said in an interview. "But Putin is putting us to the test and bringing us closer and closer to Article 5, NATO's collective defense commitment," he added. According to Nausada, the Russians want to see how the alliance responds to so-called hybrid attacks - drone invasion, cyber attacks and arson. Therefore, the hybrid war will continue not only in NATO's eastern flank, but also in Germany, Denmark and other countries, Nausada explained. Russia is examining "how decisive we are and whether we will react collectively when certain red lines are crossed," the Lithuanian president said. Nausada also does not see a serious desire in Moscow to enter into negotiations to end the war against Ukraine until next spring. Moscow will use the winter months to keep pressuring Ukraine through airstrikes on cities, he said. "The Russians will only pretend to negotiate. I don't trust them." Putin will continue to make demands that are unacceptable to Ukraine, Nausada added. "If Ukraine survives this winter, and I am convinced that it will, the chances for serious negotiations will improve in 2027. I don't expect them sooner," said the Lithuanian president.