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Lithuania is to provide better protection for representatives of the Russian and Belarusian opposition living in exile in the Baltic EU country, following the violent attack on Kremlin critic Leonid Volkov. Volkov, who lives in exile in Lithuania, was attacked and injured outside his home in Vilnius on Tuesday evening. The investigation into the offence is ongoing. “There are certain mechanisms that are now being implemented,” said the head of the national crisis centre, Vilmantas Vitkauskas, on Lithuanian radio on Thursday. He did not give any details. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis …

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