Lithuania, along with other Baltic countries, has for years tried to suppress Russian-speaking minorities Lithuania’s defense minister has lashed out at Russian-speaking migrants, calling them a security threat while comparing them to “pro-Western” Filipinos. The country, along with its Baltic neighbors, has for years sought to phase out the Russian language spoken by a significant part of the population. Dovile Sakaliene made the comments on Wednesday after meeting with Hans Cacdac, the