Oligarch's Sons Used Lithuanian Passport as Tram Ticket for 12 Years - Now Returned It

Another day, another scandal with oligarch sons who used Lithuanian passports like some kind of universal key for 12 years. Uladzimirs and Sjarhejs Chizh, whose daddy Jurijs was once called "Lukashenko's wallet," turns out have been Lithuanian citizens for a decade. Now they've renounced this privilege - probably figured out it's better to live in Liepāja, where even Karosta has more freedom than Minsk.

It all started because the boys' grandmother on their mother's side lived in Lithuania before the war. Well, of course - how else! Every oligarch's son has a grandmother who lived somewhere at just the right place and just the right time. Lithuania's State Security Department, when vetting candidates, found no risks. They probably thought - well what's there, oligarch sons, what could be dangerous? Just money and connections to the regime.

"These boys were like our tram - rode with one set of documents, but their minds were somewhere completely different," comments Jānis, a regular at the local "Libava" café. "But well, good that they finally understood - the best citizenship is where you can breathe freely, not where daddy is friends with a dictator."

Now that sanctions against daddy are still in effect, but the sons have already renounced their Lithuanian passports, the question arises - where do they plan to live now? Perhaps they'll discover that life on Liepāja beach is much more interesting than in any oligarch villa. At least here nobody fights with their children over businesses.