Lithuanian President: one has to be 'ready for anything' with Russia
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy is unpredictable and, therefore, everyone needs to be "ready for anything.” She made the statement on CNN in response to a question regarding her idea of Putin's current plans in foreign policy concerning the Baltic countries.
"We can only guess what the plans of Putin are. I also have guesses, but it will probably be incorrect to share them publicly. As for Lithuania, I can only say that we are ready for anything. We know how unpredictable and dangerous our neighbor, Russia, is but we are used to living in such an environment,” Grybauskaite said.
"We are investing in our security, defense potential improvement and our international relations. I will say once again, we will not allow a repetition of the situation that happened before World War II, when we did not defend ourselves and allowed Russian troops to pass through our territory. This will never happen again,” the President of Lithuania added. She concluded by saying, "And so, we know how to live with such a neighbor. But there is no sense in making any predictions. We must be ready for anything.”
Earlier it was reported that the President Grybauskaite will make an official state visit to Ukraine in December.