The commander of the Lithuanian army, General Valdemaras Rupšis, did not provide information about his training in Russia when he was appointed to the post. This was reported by TASS.
“I think this fact should be reported,” said Laurynas Kaciunas, chairman of the parliament’s national security and defense committee.
He noted that there should be no gray areas in the biography of a person in such a position.
The press service of the office of Lithuanian leader Gitanas Nausėda stated that “the president evaluated the commander based on his more than 30 years of service in Lithuania.”
Saulius Skvernelis, formerly leader of the opposition parliamentary group “Democrats for Lithuania” statedCalls have been made for the Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Valdemaras Rupšis, to resign due to the ethics scandal. According to him, we are talking about media information that the general’s son lives in his apartment in Vilnius and receives his rent from state funds. According to media reports, Rupshis was receiving housing allowance of 445 euros per month.
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