The head of the Board of the Seimas against rupture of diplomatic relations with Russia

The head of the Board of the Seimas of Lithuania on international relations Benedictus Wodka believes that Vilnius and Moscow seek to find ways for cooperation, and opposes the rupture of diplomatic relations between them.

" We are neighbors, and we need to find ways of cooperation. Policy makers must communicate and seek outlets. I do not think that the cessation of diplomatic relations with the neighbouring country is a smart first step, " said Wodka on the first day of the week in an interview to the Latvian radio.

the Deputy leader of the parliamentary faction of the Communist Nikolai Kolomeitsev made the initiative to break off diplomatic relations with Lithuania and enter Against her sentence in response to " boorish " phrase of the President of this state in Russia. House speaker Sergei Naryshkin has made the initiative to bring this message to the state Duma in Accordance with the regulations.

the other day the head of Lithuania Dalia grybauskait? in an interview at a local radio station called the Russian Federation in the context of Ukrainian event " terrorist state " and called for support, and among them the military, the current Ukrainian authorities. In the Russian foreign Ministry said that such statements only complicate the search decisions of the Ukrainian fall.

at rallies in early April Not recognize the legitimacy of the February coup d'etat residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions announced the development of a " people's republics ", which after held in may referendum declared its sovereignty and later formed the Union of " new Russia ". On the second of November in Donetsk and Lugansk national republics of the election of the heads and parliaments.

in Kiev DND and LNR Not recognize. Against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents of Eastern Ukraine Kyiv began in April a military operation. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were 4, 3 thousands of civilians, almost 10 thousand were injured.

Moscow has stated many times that it is absolutely Not involved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, is Not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. Russia also agitates all external actors to influence Kiev for the execution of the Minsk agreement on resolving the situation in the Donbass.


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