By Enrika Gecaitė, Jūratė Anilionytė, Rūta Ribačiauskienė, LRT TV, LRT.lt.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda met with residents of Kapčiamiestis on Thursday amid persevering opposition to a planned military training ground in the area, acknowledging local concerns while stressing the site’s strategic importance.
Residents who attended the meeting said key questions remained unanswered, and Nausėda was escorted out to chants of “no to the training ground”.
The president and several ministers travelled to the southern Lithuanian town after weeks of protests against the proposed military polygon. Before the meeting, some residents said they had modest expectations.
“What can you really expect?” one resident said. “The president has his position, we have ours.”
Another said people hoped at least some issues would be addressed. “He is the head of state, so maybe he can help,” the resident said.
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