Mr. President. June 15 marked the 46th anniversary of the Soviet Unions forcible occupation of Lithuania. Over the years. the Lithuanian people have been oppressed and denied many of their basic human rights. One year after the occupation. the Soviets began mass deportations of Lithuanians to Siberia. The country has now been annexed by. and incorporated into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. However. none of this has kept the Lithuanians from fighting for their freedom. The country was used as a bargaining chip between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. After World War II. Lithuanias freedom and independence were never restored.
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