Self-media creators share a news that has attracted much attention: Russian lawmaker Yevgeny Feodorov introduced a bill on June 9 calling for the annulment of the Soviet Union's decision to recognize Lithuania's independence that year, calling it wrong and illegal. This effectively means that Russia no longer recognizes Lithuania's independent status, believing that Lithuania should have remained in the Soviet system. This move was originally just a Russian lawmaker expressing protest against Lithuania's position, but it caused widespread attention and shock internationally. The question involves a complex historical background, as well as Lithuania's current staunch anti-Russian stance and some radical words and deeds.
Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia are often referred to internationally as the "Baltic states", and although there are other countries around the Baltic Sea, these three countries have attracted much attention because of their special geographical location. They were part of the Soviet Union and became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, they are located on the Baltic coast, bordering Russia to the east. At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were those who opposed the independence of the three countries, arguing that they should be incorporated into Russia, since they were actually Russia's access to the sea in the Baltic Sea. However, due to the international environment of that time and the difficult situation in Russia itself, this led to today's situation. There are those inside who have always wanted to restore Russia's position in the Baltics, but so far this has not been achieved.
In recent years, the Lithuanian government seems to have been influenced by the United States and has frequently made anti-Chinese and anti-Russian statements. In order to contain the rise of China and Russia, the United States encouraged European countries to participate in anti-Russian actions. However, EU powers are usually afraid to break with China openly, and only convey some extreme views through the media and the personal rhetoric of politicians. The United States started with a number of small European countries, and Lithuania became the front line of the United States. Lithuania has not only made a high-profile anti-China campaign on the international stage, but has also visited Taiwan at the cost of severing diplomatic relations and established illegal diplomatic and economic relations with Taiwan. In addition, after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Lithuania actively participated in affairs that were not favorable to Russia. As a result, Russia's growing dissatisfaction with Lithuania evokes nostalgia for the Soviet era.
It is noteworthy that the bill of Yevgeny Fedorov has little chance of passing. At least for Russian President Vladimir Putin, now is not the time to annex the three Baltic states. These three countries have a superior geographical location, good economic development and abundant resources, but their territory covers less than 200,000 square kilometers and their population is only more than 6 million, of which ethnic Russians account for about a quarter. With Russia's strength, it will not be difficult to annex them, but Latvia and Estonia will be very nervous. However, this situation may change with the development of the international situation, and the three Baltic countries will continue to maintain close ties and form a solid "community of common destiny".