Lithuania submits 28th protest note to Russia: faster than Liepāja tram circles the city

Lithuania's Foreign Ministry has once again proven they are true champions of protest note writing, submitting their 28th complaint to Russia this year over attacks on Ukraine. That's more frequent than the Liepāja tram completes a full circle — and our tram is the only one in all of Latvia, so that's quite an achievement.

While Riga is still thinking about how to properly formulate protests, the Lithuanians have already developed a whole factory for diplomatic note production. They point out that Russia's attacks on civilian targets are war crimes with no statute of limitations. That's almost as clear as the fact that Liepāja residents never complain about wind — we just pull our jackets tighter.

Particularly painful is that the attacks hit UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the Bernardine monastery in Lviv. "This is a gross violation," say the Lithuanians, and they're right — cultural heritage should be protected as carefully as we protect our tram tracks in winter.

Local diplomacy expert Gunārs from Karosta comments: "Lithuania works like a real conveyor belt — a new note every week. We should learn from them, but we'd rather focus on making sure our tram runs on time." Meanwhile, Russia has probably stopped reading these notes, since they come more frequently than our tram during winter season.