Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius stated that his country has prepared evacuation plans for various scenarios in response to ongoing threats from Russia. Despite these preparations, the Prime Minister emphasized that Lithuania will not surrender and is ready to fight back if attacked. The comments follow recent incidents of drones entering Lithuanian airspace, which have heightened security concerns for the NATO member state.
- ▪Lithuania's Prime Minister confirmed that the country has developed evacuation plans, including procedures to move elderly citizens out of cities smoothly.
- ▪PM Sinkevičius declared that Lithuania will fight back and engage if it faces an attack from Russia.
- ▪NATO fighter pilots recently shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace, an incident that originated from the direction of Belarus.
- ▪Lithuania shares a land border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and joined NATO in 2004.
- ▪Residents in Vilnius were forced to take shelter in May due to a drone alert that briefly grounded flights and rail travel.
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Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, ‘We will fight back’ if Russia attacks, Lithuanian PM saysByTabby WilsonPublished7 hours agoLithuania's prime minister has told the BBC his country has made evacuation plans in the face of threats from Russia, but added they "will not surrender" if attacked.Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told…
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