Ignotas Adomavičius was forced to resign after refusing to answer the question "Who owns Crimea?" A week ago, Adomavičius had just taken office as Lithuania's Minister of Culture. His seat was not even warm before he resigned. Adomavičius made a resignation statement: "For my family and considering the public stance, in order not to undermine the government but to help it function, I can say that I will resign from the post of Minister of Culture."
Recently, when Adomavičius was interviewed by the Lithuanian website Lrytas, a female journalist asked him, "Which country do you think Crimea belongs to?" Adomavičius paused for a long time, then he said the journalist's question was provocative and irrelevant to cultural issues. "These are provocative questions; we don't even need to delve into them." However, the female journalist did not give up, insisting that Adomavičius answer. Adomavičius became angry and told her, "Don't play games."
After the incident, Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Šimonytė stated that she planned to remove Adomavičius from his position as Minister of Culture. In this situation, Adomavičius was forced to announce his resignation.
Lithuania is running ahead in its anti-Russian and hostile attitude towards Russia. Recently, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry proposed asking every Russian citizen entering Lithuania whether Crimea belongs to Russia. If they answer "yes," Lithuanian border forces will not allow them to cross the border.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845050393755660/
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