Lithuania has recalled its military envoy to Russia after citing a “change in familial circumstances” reportedly involving a Russian wife.
Lieutenant-Colonel Saulius Pikturna was promoted to the prestigious office of defense attache, at Lithuania’s Moscow embassy earlier this year, however the country’s Ministry of Defense has reversed its decision, recalling him to his Baltic homeland, instead.
The ministry issued a statement, explaining that Pikturna had arrived after a “change in (his) familial circumstances” was made apparent.
The case has fascinated Lithuanian media and popular news site Delfi reported that the change in question was linked to Pikturna’s second marriage to a …read more
Source: Newsweek
