Lithuanian MFA. Former Head of the Representative Office of the Republic of Lithuania🇱🇹 in Palestine🇵🇸. Fan of Zalgiris Kaunas and Arsenal London.https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3mdzaj5jrsk2vToday marks the birthday of Tadeusz Kościuszko (Tadas Kosčiuška), a national hero of Poland 🇵🇱, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Belarus ⚪️🔴⚪️, and the United States of America 🇺🇸. A military commander, statesman, and fighter for freedom. Kościuszko stands for freedom.04 Feb 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzaj5jrsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3mczmvyk4p222163 years since the outbreak of the 1863-64 January Uprising against the Tsarist occupiers, aimed at the restoration of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. For your freedom & ours! 🇱🇹🇵🇱⚪️🔴⚪️22 Jan 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczmvyk4p222https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3mcapervlyc2dRemembrance bonfires in Vilnius tonight. #Lithuania 🇱🇹 is marking the 35th anniversary of the January 1991 events, when unarmed Lithuanians stood against Soviet tanks and defended our independence.12 Jan 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcapervlyc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3maq34bwtts2qRemembering the unique Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem.24 Dec 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3maq34bwtts2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3m5jsee6id22eTimeless. Democracy versus dictatorship.13 Nov 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jsee6id22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3m5dzfcghec2gCongratulations to Polish friends all around the world on the occasion of 🇵🇱 Independence Day!11 Nov 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dzfcghec2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3m4syfkfy722oDemocracy versus Dictatorship04 Nov 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4syfkfy722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3m4qkxxkbvk2tPresident Valdas Adamkus marks his 99th birthday today. Lots of strength and good health, Mr. President.03 Nov 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qkxxkbvk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3m4hzyzlmas2eLithuania’s Hill of Crosses: a sacred site adorned with more than 100,000 crucifixes placed there since the 19th century. It stands as a powerful emblem of the Lithuanian spirit, faith, and perseverance—a truly awe-inspiring and holy place.31 Oct 2025 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hzyzlmas2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3m2a54g5yws26On 2 Oct 1951, Operation Osen tore 5,139 Lithuanian families—over 20,000 people, including many children—from their homes and sent them to Siberia. Innocent lives shattered. Never forget the crimes of totalitarian regimes.02 Oct 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a54g5yws26https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3m26xsjr4ds2z🚨 Historian from Vytautas Magnus Univ. claims to have found a 451 AD mention of #Lithuania 🇱🇹 in a Vatican manuscript, tied to Attila the Hun’s spies. If confirmed, this would predate the known 1009 reference by ~600 years. 📷Delfi02 Oct 2025 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m26xsjr4ds2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lzaoscjlmc2hLithuania 🇱🇹 is a discus-throwing country — three Lithuanians are in the #WorldAthleticsChampionships final in Tokyo. Let’s go! 📷A. Pliadis20 Sep 2025 05:52 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzaoscjlmc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lyz2pd4z2c2aOn September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Poland🇵🇱from the east, just over two weeks after Nazi Germany’s assault from the west, following the secret terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.The invasion began a harsh occupation marked by mass deportations and political killings.17 Sep 2025 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyz2pd4z2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lxqunky6oc2m86y ago, Nazi Germany invaded Poland and started WWII, soon followed by the Soviet Union. This premeditated joint invasion was the direct outcome of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact that paved the way for the war, the occupation of the Baltic States & the division of Central and Eastern Europe.01 Sep 2025 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqunky6oc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lxonabole225On this day 32 years ago, the last occupying Soviet soldier left Lithuania 🇱🇹31 Aug 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxonabole225https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lxjbxwuboc2sGood morning from Vilnius. 🇱🇹 putin, the Hague is waiting for you!29 Aug 2025 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxjbxwuboc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lwytomm32c2hOn August 23, 1989, over 2 million people joined hands across Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia in the Baltic Way — a 600 km human chain for freedom. A peaceful call that shook the Soviet empire and lit the path to independence. ✊🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 #BalticWay22 Aug 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwytomm32c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lwyr7s76mk27On August 23 we mark 86 years since the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact — the bloody Soviet-Nazi deal that paved the way for WWII, the invasion of Poland, the occupation of the Baltic States, and the division of Central and Eastern Europe. We remember the victims of totalitarian regimes.22 Aug 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyr7s76mk27https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lvxqwq7qes2r33 years ago at the Barcelona Olympic Games,🇱🇹basketball team won bronze in their first Olympic appearance as an independent nation. In a tense match, they defeated the Unified Team from former soviet republics —82–78, marking a proud milestone & symbol of national resilience.09 Aug 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxqwq7qes2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3luczazbbm22dIt was a great pleasure to join the delegation of H.E. M.J. Akbar, former Foreign Minister of #India, during his visit to the Forty Tatar Village on the outskirts of Vilnius. Tatars are an important part of #Lithuania’s social mosaic & have been living in🇱🇹for more than 600 years19 Jul 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3luczazbbm22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lty7e5gzos24615 years since the Battle of Grunwald (Žalgiris). On 15 July 1410, the alliance of the Kingdom of #Poland and the Grand Duchy of #Lithuania decisively defeated the Teutonic Order. This historic victory cemented Polish-Lithuanian domination in Central Eastern Europe for centuries15 Jul 2025 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lty7e5gzos24https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3ltpiqoga7s2rRemembering victims of Srebrenica genocide: In July 1995, over 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were killed in and around #Srebrenica during the Bosnian War — the worst massacre in Europe since WWII. #NeverForget11 Jul 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpiqoga7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lpgvcisnv22pThis weekend, Lithuania 🇱🇹 salutes its Freedom Fighters. After World War II, Lithuanians waged a “war after the war” against the occupying Soviet regime. From 1944 to 1953, Lithuania’s armed resistance was the longest and strongest in Central and Eastern Europe.18 May 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpgvcisnv22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lpgvbnv2ls2pOn May 18, we commemorate the victims of the 1944 Soviet genocide against the Crimean Tatars. Russia persists in its repressive actions in occupied Crimea. We stand with the Crimean Tatar community—in remembrance, in solidarity, & in their struggle for freedom.18 May 2025 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpgvbnv2ls2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lp7czg7h3k2aThe Constituent Assembly of Lithuania— the first parliament of independent state of🇱🇹to be elected in direct, democratic, general, & secret election—assumed its duties 105 years ago. Gabrielė Petkevičiūtė-Bitė chaired the 1st sitting. At the time,women had no voting rights in many European countries.15 May 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7czg7h3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lp5c4apta22353 years ago, 19 years old student Romas Kalanta gave his life for the cause of freedom. In a powerful act of protest, he set himself on fire in Kaunas, crying out “Freedom for Lithuania!” His sacrifice ignited demonstrations & became a powerful symbol of Lithuania’s🇱🇹 resistance to the Soviet regime14 May 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5c4apta223https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lndfib44i22rDuring his pastoral visit to Lithuania in 2018, Pope Francis visited former KGB prison cells where many Lithuanian Catholic priests had been imprisoned and tortured by the occupying Soviet regime. Holy Father was deeply moved by the visit. Lithuanian clergy played a pivotal role in resisting soviets21 Apr 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndfib44i22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lnb2hwvnyk22Blessed #Easter to all friends across the globe!20 Apr 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnb2hwvnyk22https://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lmm3g2k5ck2tApril 13th marks Katyn Massacre Remembrance Day. 85y ago, soviet regime committed one of the most horrific crimes of the 20th century, murdering 22,000 members of 🇵🇱 military elite. Today, russian nazis continue same brutality, committing atrocities in Bucha & other parts of 🇺🇦12 Apr 2025 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmm3g2k5ck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bertasvenckaitis.bsky.social/post/3lmgvq7nuzc2yIt has already been 15 years since the Smolensk disaster. I still vividly remember that dark day when Poland lost its President and many members of its political elite. Lithuania lost many friends as well. May their memory be a blessing. #Pamiętamy10 Apr 2025 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:glcf3x4dbsukee7mrclbnyql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmgvq7nuzc2y