Wonder what the “leader” of Lithuania will do when he is left holding the bag while standing on top of the burnt carcass of his country?
Putin doesn’t have the mighty Soviet army of old, but what he has is plenty capable of producing smoking ruins wherever they desire to. Ground and pound works as well in the military as it does in MMA.
The leader of Lithuania is not “following Washington”
Putin has clearly stated that he see’s the Baltic states to be integrated into Russia.
The last time that happened, half of the population was sent to Siberia.
If Putin leaves a smoking ruin, he leaves it close to Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg - which he ain’t going to do.