MEP claims Russia ‘was partly provoked’ to invade Ukraine

Lithuanian MEP Stasys Jakeliūnas, who will run for Vilnius mayor in upcoming elections on 5 March, claims that Russia was provoked to invade Ukraine, albeit the war is unlawful.

“I describe this war as an unlawful aggressive intervention. The war in Ukraine is unlawful, but it was partly provoked. Russia was provoked,” MEP Jakeliūnas said in an interview to public broadcaster LRT.