Saulius Skvernelis during his visit to Ukraine in January, 2025 with Ruslan Stefanchuk, Ukrainian Parliament chairman. Photo: Stefanchuk on Facebook
Saulius Skvernelis, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas (Parliament), has said that he sees the possibility that occupied Crimea may be recognised as part of Russia as a threat to international order.
Source: LRT, as reported by European Pravda
Quote: “The world order that was established after the Second World War, which established the principle of inviolability of borders, and a precedent is being set that it will be violated. Then, territorial claims could be made in different ways in Europe.”
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Quote: “There is probably not a single country that has not had some kind of conflict over territory with its neighbour in the past.”
Details: Skvernelis stressed that the worst thing would be if such a precedent “was confirmed by the argument of force”.
“I’ve taken it and the international community recognises this. This really cannot happen, this is a really dangerous moment that could lead to many regional conflicts,” the parliamentary leader said.
Background:
Earlier, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that the possible de jure recognition of Russia’s control over Crimea would be a “ticking time bomb”.
This was Nausėda’s reaction to further statements by US President Donald Trump, who said that Crimea should remain Russian.
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