Original sentence: To this day Russia refuses to recognize Lithuania's occupation and claims that Lithuanians decided to join the Soviet Union voluntarily and officially describes freedom fighters of 1944- 1953 as "bandits" or "Nazis," though this position is not adopted by many countries
Edited sentence: But to this day Russia refuses to recognize the fact of Lithuania's occupation and falsely claims that Lithuanians decided to lose their statehood voluntarily and officially describes freedom fighters of 1944- 1953 as "bandits" or "nazis," though this position is not recognized internationally