Lithuania expels former Jedinstvo leader to Russia

Lithuania has expelled Valerijus Ivanovas, former leader of the pro-Soviet organisation Jedinstvo, to Russia, Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas said, LRT reported.

Katelynas said the decision followed a State Security Department assessment that Ivanovas posed a threat to national security. The Migration Department revoked his Lithuanian residence permit and ordered his expulsion based on that assessment, the minister said.

Ivanovas left through the Kybartai border checkpoint after an inspection, travelling in a car belonging to the Russian consul, according to Katelynas.