The prime minister of Lithuania told the BBC that although his nation has prepared for evacuation in response to Russian threats, they “will not surrender” in the event of an assault. Lithuanians feel “constantly threatened” by Russia, according to Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius, who told Newsnight that this is partly due to drones breaching the country’s airspace. He warned Newsnight if his country was invaded, “we will fight back… we will engage”. But he added there were plans for a “variety of scenarios” and provided an example of moving elderly citizens out of cities “smoothly” and avoiding traffic congestion.
The Russian outpost of Kaliningrad has a land border with Lithuania, a member of NATO. It is estimated that thousands of NATO soldiers, including German and American personnel, are based in the Baltic state. Although the US is now assessing its deployments in Europe, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda stated on Tuesday that a new US army rotation was on its way to his country. The BBC was informed by Sinkevičius. “We’re thinking about a variety of scenarios, not all of them are being discussed very much publicly.”We face concrete threats, not on a daily basis, but we’re experiencing them and it’s a true reality for us.”
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