Lithuania’s president calls for tougher Russia sanctions – DW Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called for a significant expansion of sanctions against Russia, including disconnecting all remaining Russian banks from the SWIFT system and sanctioning vessels in the so-called shadow fleet, DW reported. Nauseda also proposed expanding restrictions on energy companies that fund the Russian state budget, such as Nord Stream, Rosatom, Gazprom and Lukoil. “Otherwise, they will consider us weak and believe that Europe is not ready to make bold decisions,” he said.