LITHUANIA-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CRISIS-HISTORY

LITHUANIA-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CRISIS-HISTORY

Lithuanians walk with a national flag during a parade to mark the 25th anniversary of the independence from the Soviet Union in Vilnius, Lithuania on March 11, 2015. A quarter-century after Lithuania’s split from the Soviet Union, the architect of the Baltic state’s independence Vytautas Landsbergis has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brand of imperialism risks new wars in Europe. AFP PHOTO / PETRAS MALUKAS