On August 31, 1993, the last occupier left Lithuanian 🇱🇹 soil. And today, we must do everything possible- and even the impossible- to ensure they never come back!
🇱🇹 It’s Freedom Day! On this day in 1993, the last soldier of the Soviet Red Army left #Lithuania.
For many nations, World War II ended in 1945. For Lithuania, the final chapter of Soviet occupation closed only on this day, when the boots of the occupying army left our soil.
Today, as authoritarian regimes once again seek to redraw borders, erase nations, and challenge the rules-based international order, the lesson remains clear: peace cannot rest on illusions, and freedom cannot be taken for granted or survive without resolve.
Lithuania stands where it always should: free and committed to a safer, stronger, and more resilient #Europe. We celebrate freedom every day by living in a free and democratic country!