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    Lithuania on Monday recalled its ambassador to Austria for consultations after Vienna released a Russian wanted over a bloody 1991 Soviet crackdown on the Baltic state's independence drive.

    "The ambassador will be recalled for consultations," deputy Lithuanian foreign minister Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene told journalists after Monday talks with President Dalia Grybauskaite.

    "Austria's rush in releasing the suspect in the January 13 case is a politically unjustifiable action that discredits European countries' cooperation in the legal field," Grybauskaite said in a separate Monday statement.

    Lithuania forwarded a note of complaint Monday over the release to the Austrian embassy in Vilnius.

    On Saturday it demanded a "convincing explanation" from Austria for freeing Russian Mikhail Golovatov suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes and who could face up to life imprisonment if found guilty by a Lithuanian court.

    Hinting at Russian involvement, Vilnius said it received confirmation from Vienna that Golovatov was freed less than 24-hours after he was arrested in the Austrian capital on Thursday on a European warrant issued at the request of Lithuanian authorities.

    Austria's justice ministry said Golovatov was freed because the warrant was vague, a claim Vilnius has since vehemently denied.

    In 1991 Golovatov headed the so-called Alpha Group, a special unit that stormed the main TV tower in Vilnius, a focal point of the anti-Soviet freedom movement.

    At least 14 civilians died and hundreds were injured in the attack on the tower on January 13 that year.

    The killings came after the state-controlled media had swung behind Sajudis, the freedom movement founded in 1988, two years before Lithuania declared independence.

    Six Lithuanian Soviet-era officials were convicted and jailed in the 1990s for their role in the crackdown, but Lithuania has been unable to try a few dozen other suspects believed to be hiding in Russia and Belarus.

    Ties between Lithuania, a nation of three million, and Russia have been rocky since independence, notably since Vilnius joined the European Union and NATO in 2004.

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    Obviously, Austria pussied out.
    It`s a shame that this notorious criminal was released.
    A BIG -1 for Austria from me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balticus View Post
    Obviously, Austria pussied out.
    It`s a shame that this notorious criminal was released.
    A BIG -1 for Austria from me.
    Well, I don't think Austria wants to piss of big bad Russia whereas upsetting little Lithuania doesn't really affect Austria.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Apotheosis View Post
    Well, I don't think Austria wants to piss of big bad Russia whereas upsetting little Lithuania doesn't really affect Austria.

    Principle of united Europe and Justice.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Balticus View Post

    Principle of united Europe and Justice.

    Being small and weak sucks, indeed but hey your Russia is our America so we kind of know how it feels...


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    Small countries should not be respected?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balticus View Post
    Small countries should not be respected?
    That's not how the world works, unfortunately. For instance, Kosovo is Serbian but since we are not strong as Russia we cannot assert our territorial sovereignty. The only hope for your people is either make more Latvians or form a Baltic Union.


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    At this moment we need to be energetically independent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balticus View Post


    At this moment we need to be energetically independent.
    Certainly, and deal with the large Russian minority present in your country. They should either be assimilated or deported. Having a large hostile? minority is never a good thing. Just look to Kosovo to find why.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Apotheosis View Post
    That's not how the world works, unfortunately. For instance, Kosovo is Serbian but since we are not strong as Russia we cannot assert our territorial sovereignty.
    Lets see who is your moral and truly suporter agianst our independence

    Serbian gypsies protests against Kosovo independence:

    [YOUTUBE]b8LxQlA3kRU[/YOUTUBE]
    Last edited by Arbonit; 07-19-2011 at 11:02 AM.

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