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A woman with a child casts a ballot at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, arrive for their meeting at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6d14cb0063e948779de4c554f2eb077d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, arrive for their meeting at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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Local residents fills their ballots at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis FILE - Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during a joint media conference with Poland's President Andrej Duda during the Lithuanian-Polish Brave Griffin 24/II military exercise near the Suwalki Gap close to the Polish border at the Dirmiskes village, Alytus district west of the capital Vilnius in Lithuania on April 26, 2024. Lithuanians are casting votes in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions.(AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2bd01a0229dd4aa5bac8fddabd452144/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during a joint media conference with Poland's President Andrej Duda during the Lithuanian-Polish Brave Griffin 24/II military exercise near the Suwalki Gap close to the Polish border at the Dirmiskes village, Alytus district west of the capital Vilnius in Lithuania on April 26, 2024. Lithuanians are casting votes in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions.(AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
![Mindaugas Kulbis FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, stands with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda after addressing a media conference at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania during the Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum in Vilnius, on April 11, 2024. Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday May 12, 2024 at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions, but particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/115fbcbfe4654fdaafba94075aaf8992/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, stands with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda after addressing a media conference at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania during the Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum in Vilnius, on April 11, 2024. Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday May 12, 2024 at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions, but particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
![Mindaugas Kulbis Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, a presidential candidate, leaves a voting booth at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/db3e5c5ef9654b35ae293a2c135083f4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, a presidential candidate, leaves a voting booth at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, pose for a photo prior to their talks at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dcacdf97881c45ff8a313cfce1202c11/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, pose for a photo prior to their talks at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis A woman walks to cast their ballots at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a0808cfeddda4f8ebf6306ee034fff1d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman walks to cast their ballots at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis Local residents fills their ballots at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f9bd79fca3ec4961bd11e45bebcedb33/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Local residents fills their ballots at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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A woman walks to cast their ballots at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during a first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis FILE - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during a joint media conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 2, 2024. Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday May 12, 2024 at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions, but particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8ea4762b486347fb89fd28f9e94d11be/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during a joint media conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, on April 2, 2024. Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday May 12, 2024 at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions, but particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)
![Mindaugas Kulbis A boy looks from a voting booth as his relative fills-in a ballot at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a4da173daff049c7b3eabea7ff44027b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A boy looks from a voting booth as his relative fills-in a ballot at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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A woman with children casts a ballot at a polling station during the first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis Local residents votes at a polling station during a first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a5ed672b2f544217ad0b81df9410ab61/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Local residents votes at a polling station during a first round of voting in presidential elections in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
![Mindaugas Kulbis FILE - Lithuania's Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte speaks during a news conference following his meeting with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the government's headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 4, 2024. Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday May 12, 2024 at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions, but particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e8e9f997572e4475bfa5eafc78db8344/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Lithuania's Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte speaks during a news conference following his meeting with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the government's headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, on March 4, 2024. Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday May 12, 2024 at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions, but particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)