Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has signed a decree dismissing Culture Minister Ignotas Adomavičius, who refused to answer a question about the legal status of Ukrainian Crimea, which is temporarily occupied by Russia. Source: European Pravda, citing Delfi, a Baltic states news website Details: Raminta Popovienė, Lithuania's Minister of Education, Science and Sport, will temporarily take over the duties of the culture minister. Advertisement: Following Adomavičius' appointment as the new minister of culture, a wave of outrage ensued. His competence was questioned, and his remarks came under criticism. Background: On 3 October, when a journalist from lrytas.lt asked Adomavičius about Crimea's legal status, he failed to answer and accused the reporter of provocation. He announced his resignation following pressure from Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė. After leaving office, Adomavičius finally answered the question, saying that Crimea is a Ukrainian territory, though it is, unfortunately, occupied at the moment. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!