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Russia invaded its neighbor this situation is due to that and the sanctions imposed because of it , Lithuania is a NATO member and bound by treaty to apply those sanctions.
Lithuania is a NATO member and bound by treaty to apply those sanctions.
originally posted by: dollukka
Lithuania is only following rules as a EU country, sanctions against Russia just like rest of EU.
originally posted by: jeremysun4z
Russia and Belarus have mutual security pact called CSTO. An attack on Russia = an attack on Belarus. Belarus is much bigger and more powerful than Lithuania.
Meanwhile Russia is facing default on the interest payments for its debt again.
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: Ksihkehe
Which is unprecedented because it was entirely engineered by the West and is a gross display of how completely fake our global financial system is.
It isn't unprecedented because Russia defaulted in 1998 after Russian currency markets collapsed due to devaluation of the Ruble.
Not true , Russian Oligarchs are suffering due to the sanctions and their suffering is a problem for Putin as they they too have power
We all understand the consequences to varying degrees but some of us understand that the consequences are due to the man who launched the world into crisis and is threatening the world with Nuclear war , we are willing to experience some pain to help combat the aggression of that man , others seem to prefer to cry like babies at the thought of taking a little pain to combat a fascist dictatorship .... just as well for us the people of the last century were made of stronger stuff or we'd all be living in a different world right now.
originally posted by: Grimpachi
NATO is trying to draw Russia into attacking a member country.