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President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite has called Russia a terrorist state and warns that if aggression in Ukraine is not stopped it might spread further, reports LETA/ELTA.

"Lithuania is one of the countries that recently walked a difficult road towards the restoration of independence. We know that today Ukraine is fighting for peace in Europe, for all of us. If a terrorist state that is engaged in open aggression against its neighbour is not stopped, then that aggression might spread further into Europe," President Grybauskaite said in an interview to the national radio.

The head of state emphasised that every country has a right to choose its own destiny.

"Lithuania, as other European countries, understands that peace has to be fought for, peace has to be defended, and independence and sovereignty are untouchable. Every nation has a right to have its own state and no one can dictate how it should live, regardless of whether a country is big or small. Hence we must clearly tell the current Kremlin and the current Russian leadership that such actions will never be tolerated," said Grybauskaite.

The president is going to visit Kyiv next week and meet with the leadership of Ukraine.

"My visit coincides not only with this difficult time for Ukraine but with our commitments since 2002 to hold Lithuania-Ukraine Presidenial Council every year or every two years. This will be the format of the meeting," said Grybauskaite.