Lithuania culture minister resigns just after one week in office
(MENAFN) Lithuania’s culture minister, Ignotas Adomavicius, resigned after just one week in office following controversy over his comments on Crimea.
During an interview with a news agency on Thursday, Adomavicius initially refused to answer when asked who Crimea belongs to, calling the question political. “These are provocative questions, so let’s not even go there, because we’re not even talking about the Culture Ministry here,” he said, urging a focus on cultural issues. He later aligned with Lithuania’s official position, describing Crimea as “occupied Ukrainian territory.”
Despite the clarification, the initial hesitation drew criticism from the ruling Social Democratic Party, and President Gitanas Nauseda’s office called his stance “incomprehensible, unacceptable” and potentially disqualifying. Adomavicius announced his resignation shortly thereafter.
Lithuania, along with Estonia and Latvia, has maintained a confrontational stance toward Moscow since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. As a vocal supporter of Kyiv, Vilnius has been a leading advocate for stricter sanctions on Russia.
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