Vygaudas Usackas
The EU Ambassador in Russia Vygaudas ušackas said about the ride in the Elevator with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, during which they discussed Russian-Lithuanian relations. The content of the conversation, the diplomat revealed in an interview with TV channel “Rain”.
According to Usackas, except them in the cabin were European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and the guards. “It seemed to me that the lift did not go to 40 seconds and 40 minutes. Because these negotiations have been very tough and difficult. There was no mutual sympathy. And suddenly, the President turns to me and says: “What it is to me all the time drives?””, — said the diplomat.
He said Putin, talking about. He explained that has a view of the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite. “I told him, well, as you do not drive, if you then threaten Ukraine, threaten Lithuania has already introduced sanctions against the Lithuanian exports of agricultural products. We have to say to that, what else can we do?” — said the Ambassador. Usackas added that they then Putin continued the conversation.
Usackas served as Minister of foreign Affairs of Lithuania since December 2008 to February 2010. Was forced to resign in connection with the mistrust expressed to him by the President of the country Dalia Grybauskaite. The head of state said that there are no prospects for a fruitful work together with the Minister there.
Usackas did not specify when exactly he met in the Elevator in Vladimir Putin. However, the former head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso left office on 1 November 2014.