‘Russians could take us’ Adamkus

Sep 18, 2008
By Adam Mullett

VILNIUS - Lithuania has learned from Russia’s invasion of Georgia and is ready to counter any attacks, Defense Minister Juozas Olekas said. “We are better prepared to counter attacks than was the case with our friends in Georgia,” Olekas told MPs Sept. 15. President Valdas Adamkus disagrees, telling the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung that he believes the Caucasus state was the just start of Russia’s long-term plans. “If some crazy Russians planned an intrusion into our coun ...

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