US excludes Lithuania from AI chip partners, imposes export controls

Published on January 20, 2025

The United States has placed export controls on AI chips, which will now apply to most countries in the world. The 18 US partners and allied countries exempted from the sanctions do not include Lithuania.

“This is a surprising position of our strategic partners. The question is where Lithuania has made mistakes in recent years, that we are not among the countries that can be entrusted with advanced technologies,” Economy and Innovation Minister Lukas Savickas told LRT.lt.

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