WHETHER it was brave or clumsy depends on your point of view. But Lithuania (population 3.5m) has nudged the European Union (population 500m) into a slightly tougher stance towards Russia.

• 是勇敢还是莽撞，随你怎么说。但350万人口的立陶宛是已经刺激拥有5亿人口的欧盟对俄罗斯采取了较为强硬的态度。