“Ultimately, for Lithuania confronting China is a question of national security, Maldeikis said, explaining that it is imperative for his country to stand up to authoritarianism and support democracies in order to prevent a repeat of what happened to his country last century, when it suffered under Soviet communism for decades as well as German occupation during the Second World War.”
“We don’t want to get to the situation like in the 1940s where authoritarian regimes — then it was Stalin and Hitler — decide our fate behind closed doors,” he said.”
I just think it’s a potentially alarming sign when you see nations starting to announce sides, lining up, again as that behavior was a very specific precursor to prior world conflict. On the other hand it might be a positive this time if it keeps China’s hands off Taiwan. But it could have opposite effect. So I dunno, I just think it should be taken with caution.
