Lithuania declared more than 1,000 citizens of Russia and Belarus living in the country to be threats to national security on August 4 and said it was stripping them of their permanent residency status. The decision comes after the government asked the Russians and Belarusians to answer a questionnaire that included questions about their views on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the status of Crimea, the Ukrainian territory which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. The Migration Department said it had established that 1,164 Belarusian and Russian citizens residing in Lithuania posed a threat to national security -- 910 Belarusians and 254 Russians. To read the original story by AP, click here.
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