Professor Kęstutis Girnius has once again decided on DELFI to calm everyone down by saying there is no real danger of Russian aggression against Lithuania. I once again risk becoming what Mr. Girnius calls a “professional Cassandra” by constantly scaring people with the Russian threat.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
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