Lithuanian Vice Foreign Minister Egidijus Meilūnas Says Russia Won’t Stop at Ukraine

A top Lithuanian official warned that the Kremlin’s ambitions, driven by a “fascist ideology” espoused by Vladimir Putin and those around him, will not stop at Ukraine. Russia, he said, is bracing for a prolonged confrontation with the West that no peace deal is capable of halting.

“We still hear some voices that maybe we can find some solution, some sort of peace agreement, and then probably, that could lead us to business as usual,” said Lithuanian vice foreign minister Egidijus Meilūnas. “That thinking is very dangerous, because Putin being a war criminal, and his gang is other war criminals, they are very determined for very long confrontation.”

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A top Lithuanian official warned that the Kremlin’s ambitions, driven by a “fascist ideology” espoused by Vladimir Putin and those around him, will not stop at Ukraine. Russia, he said, is bracing for a prolonged confrontation with the West that no peace deal is capable of halting.

“We still hear some voices that maybe we can find some solution, some sort of peace agreement, and then probably, that could lead us to business as usual,” said Lithuanian vice foreign minister Egidijus Meilūnas. “That thinking is very dangerous, because Putin being a war criminal, and his gang is other war criminals, they are very determined for very long confrontation.”