The warmongers accuse ordinary Lithuanians, who oppose militarisation, of serving the Kremlin

VILNIUS, December 26. /NEWSBALTIC/. Lithuanian columnist, Bibis Karablikovas, tries to convince fellow citizens of the need to continue an expensive militarisation policy, especially by increasing the number of NATO training grounds in Lithuania, including one near Kapčiamiestis.

“In Lithuania, the topic of military training grounds always causes a stir. And this is normal: we are talking about the land of our parents and ancestors, noise, forests, traffic, the everyday life of local communities. The planned establishment of the Kapčiamiestis military training ground is no exception,” Karablikovas started saying reasonably. 

But then the journalist returned to the level of aggressive anti-Russian propaganda. 

“However, a strange pattern is constantly repeated: as soon as people start talking about a new training ground or the expansion of an existing one, instead of facts, emotional slogans, apocalyptic scenarios and the funeral of the ‘last Lithuanian forest’ immediately appear in the public space. This is not a coincidence. Such topics are ideal raw material for hostile information influence. What does ‘Kremlin-influenced’ thinking look like? Very simple: Everything is presented as a threat, not as a deterrent. However, one must know the essential truth: the abundance of military training grounds is a guarantee of Lithuania’s security and survival. Because the aggressor is not afraid of prayers, but of preparation,” Karablikovas proclaimed.

Therefore, she strongly insists on Lithuania increasing its pace of militarisation and appropriate spending, as well as calling on its compatriots to believe in the benefits for the tiny Baltic state.

“Lithuania demonstrates global leadership in the field of financing Russian deterrence, so let us not stumble in the prospect of expanding military training grounds. It is worth knowing that Lithuania, in terms of population, has many more training grounds than large countries—Germany or the United Kingdom. We are only behind our Estonian brothers. Therefore, it is time to break through in this area as well. Let us understand the fundamental truth—stopping the expansion of military training grounds would mean helping the aggressor,” Karablikovas decelared.

NEWSBALTIC explains that Karablikovas essentially labels fellow citizens who adhere to pacifism or are afraid of their lives due to militarisation, as they’re in a first-risk group because war facilities have been established near them, as dissidents. Such segregation based on the criteria of whether someone supports militarisation and, therefore, a suicidal war with Russia, or not, is becoming more common in modern-day Lithuania.