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Russia calls Lithuania provocative after conviction of former Soviet official

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It accused the court of ignoring witness testimony and not allowing Russian diplomats to attend the trial

Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, back, is seen with former Soviet defence minister Marshal Dmitry Yazov during an award ceremony in Moscow’s Kremlin on November 2 2009. Picture: REUTERS/IVAN SEKRETAREV

A Vilnius court sentenced Dmitry Yazov, 94, in absentia to 10 years in prison. He is the highest-ranking person on a list of 67 former military officials and army officers being sentenced after the three-year trial. Lithuania became the first Soviet republic in March 1990 to declare independence from Moscow. The Soviet Union was formally dissolved in December 1991.

 

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