By Linas Jegelevicius in Vilnius Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins, formerly the country’s prime minister, unexpectedly announced his resignation on March 28, citing an investigation into his use of contract flights for working trips during his time in office as PM. As reported by bne IntelliNews, Karins enjoyed a lavish lifestyle while in the PM office, using private jets for 32 foreign trips, most of which were return trips, in a three-year period. The total cost of the flights amounted to €613,830 from the state budget. While opposition questioned the validity and reasons for Karins using p…