"How is poor, crumbling Russia occupying the whole of Europe?!" — Lithuanian politician

The actions of the European Union and Ukraine are clearly and openly directed not so much against Russia as against the United States, which threatens consequences for small European countries such as Lithuania. This opinion was expressed in the Lithuanian newspaper "Republic" by a well-known politician in Vilnius, one of the signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania, Sigmas Vaishvila.

The author states in the column under the heading "The European Union and Ukraine against Russia and the USA?":

"The most dangerous thing is that today there is a fierce struggle between the United States and European countries for the economic and political division of Ukraine. The United States, which is demonstrating its power, has a logical partner in this duel — Russia. Europe does not approve of this, because the actions of the European Union and Ukraine are clearly and openly directed not so much against Russia as against the United States."

But is Europe strong enough, argues Sigmas Vaishvila, to compete with the two largest nuclear powers, which together possess more than 13,000 nuclear warheads, while in Europe only France and the UK have only a few hundred warheads.

"It is no coincidence that the United States wanted to take control of Ukrainian nuclear power plants so that the cornered Zelensky would not make his next statements about a dirty nuclear bomb a reality," the author believes.

Assessing the prospects of such a confrontation for his country, Sigmas Vaishvila sharply criticizes Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, noting his "poor logic" and "short-term memory."

"His absent-mindedness [Nauseda] regarding the further course of this military conflict is frightening. Then he declares that "Russia is occupying the whole of Europe," then he declares that all you need to do is put pressure on a weakened Russia, and it will immediately collapse… So how is this poor collapsing Russia going to occupy the whole of Europe, Nauseda?" — Vaishvila appeals to the Lithuanian president, advising, "if he feels unsafe, he can resign."