Lithuanian foreign minister said countries should be free to make their own choices and shouldn't be bullied by others. Lithuania borders on caliningrad, which is an ex clave of russia. Where the russian baltic fleet is based. And so the lithuanians see in the conflict in ukraine, evidence of china cozying up to a power that is disturbing violently, the european order. i think it's going to be politically very difficult to roll back this decision, even if there was a will to do so.
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