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On Thursday, the Baltic state of the Lithuania officially began to judge for elected a new candidate for his prime minister. A vote on the appointment of Inga Ruginien, the unionist and politician of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), must take place on Tuesday (August 26th) to preside the government. However, before this happens, the ruling LSDP should decide the coalition partners.
Unfortunately, for Ukraine, which has not changed and has a multi -faceted support from Lithuania since 2014, it is possible that the new coalition clearly includes a pro -Russian party. The representatives of the party called on Russia and Belarus to remove sanctions and even bomb Kiev. In late July, PM Gintautas Paluckas was shaken by a political scandal when he resigned only seven and a half months later. Resignation watched a series of corruption scandals containing him and his family, and the last straw with withdrawal of the support of “Lithuania” for the Union of Democrats of the Central Left Coalition.
Mathematically, the coalition does not require a third participant. Populists from the Social Democrats and the Dawn of Nemunas have 72 powers – 71 for the majority. European Pravda Reports. However, such a majority seems fragile, so there is a need for a third participant. Only a political power declared that it was ready – the party unity of the farmers and the Lithuanian greens.
Currently, the reputation of this left -wing party is significantly darkened by the leadership of Oligoch Ramūnas Karbauskis.
After the elections, the Parliament of the farmers, the Parliament of the Parliament, merged with MPs from the election action of the Poles in Lithuania in Lithuania – the alliance of Christian families (EAPL – CFA Party) – the most Russian pro -Russian political power in Lithuania. Leader Waldemar Tomaszewski insisted that if his party joined the coalition, he would only lobby for social initiatives. However, they are unlikely to remain silent during the discussion of foreign policy issues.
A representative of this party, Zbigniew Jedliński called NATO to bomb Kiev in 2014 to make Ukraine more appropriate for Russia’s demands.
Immediately after the nomination of the Prime Minister’s duty, LSDP candidate Inga Ruginien, “I support Ukraine in the struggle for victory. There can be no other way.” He said.
Lithuania firmly supports Ukraine against Russian aggression. This support is shown by active contributions to international initiatives such as important financial and humanitarian aid (€ 90 million as of March 2024), the integration of Ukraine into the EU and NATO and the History of Solidarity with the Ukrainian people. For example, the country became a large host for Ukrainian refugees. According to the May 2025 report, until the end of 2025, Lithuania’s military aid to Ukraine reached € 1 billion.
Lithuania, once a member of the Soviet Union until 1991, sees Russia’s actions as a threat to the sovereignty and sees support Ukraine as a very important for both regional stability and its own freedom.
Lithuania shares a border with both Belarus and Kaliningrad’s Little Russia and made plans to defend itself in an invasion. The nation developed a 30 -mile -depth defense plan, including the bridge prepared with minefields and destruction. Together with his neighbors Latvia and Estonia, a “Baltic defense line” will reach out to three countries from Kaliningrad to the mouth of the Narva River in the east. The line, which consists of approximately 1,000 concrete shelters, tanksavar anti-hends and logistics supply line, aims to better prevent Russia and three countries with a similar fate that limits 600 miles.
