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Gitanas Nauseda, who recently won the presidential elections in Lithuania, promised that he would speak Russian if it was necessary, Baltnews news agency reports.
In his opinion, the language cannot be used as an ideological tool, and it is “very naive” to tie the language to geopolitics. The elected head of state noted that he would try to speak the language of Pushkin if he wanted to communicate in Russian, although he did not have such a large language practice. Although the politician doubts that the attitude towards Russia will change, nevertheless, he does not want the Russians to consider Lithuania as an enemy. Also, he does not plan to use unpleasant expressions for the inhabitants of Russia, as it gives the republic an “enemy image”.
Neuseda expressed a desire for Russian artists and musicians to come to Lithuania more often. He added that he would like to see more performances of the Russian theater and concerts of classical music in the republic. Earlier, Nauseda, who was a presidential candidate, spoke in favor of changing the rhetoric of Lithuania towards Russia. He criticized the rhetoric of the outgoing head of state, Dalia Grybauskaitė.
We want to be friends with the people of Russia. Politicians and presidents change, but people remain. And the fact that the inhabitants of Lithuania live in the neighborhood with the Russians will remain, ” said Neusededa.
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