"Baltic and Poland's nearest target". Minister on Russian plans

The war in Ukraine is not developing as Russia planned. He can't win, and present he can't win. Russia There are explosions, fuel shortages (...) Russian society is already asking questions to the government in the Kremlin why this is happening and where the triumph is promised - emphasized the Minister of Defence of Lithuania in an interview with the public broadcaster LRT.

- I'm sorry. Putin needs a fresh escalation., any fresh victory, and the Baltic region and Poland are the closest targets in this case - he further stated Robertas Kaunas.

Russia's fresh attack? NATO intelligence reports

According to the LRT, the minister's message came after the president Gitanas Nauseda confirmed the reports circulating for weeks about Russian provocation plans. akin information appeared in Poland.

SEE: The president of Lithuania warns against Russian provocations. It doesn't regulation out attack.

According to the president Lithuania the hazard assessment is based on intelligence and concerns possible attacks by Russia on critical infrastructure in the region or aggression utilizing hybrid tactics.

Lithuania increases infrastructure protection

Head of Lithuanian Army General Raimundas Vaiksnoras stated that there is presently no danger of conventional Russian military aggression against Lithuania or another Baltic states. However, provocation with military means cannot be ruled out.

- I'm sorry. I would say that the level of conventional threat, or any risk, is not visible today, but the anticipation of utilizing conventional measures to carry out provocation cannot be excluded," the general told reporters on Sunday.

SEE: Radosław Sikorski reacts to the threats of Pieskov. "We're taking this seriously."

Military added that the Western allies of Lithuania have akin intelligence assessments.

LRT indicates that Lithuania has increased protection in consequence to the expanding threat Transport and energy infrastructure. There are bridges, power stations, gas supply systems and communication nodes.

Russian provocations on the safety Committee. Kosiniak-Kamish announces

During Monday's press conference in Tyniec about the dangers from Moscow, the Minister of National Defence besides spoke Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish. He pointed out that Russia "has intercepted now large number of Ukrainian drones"and in his opinion he may usage them as "provoking component to confuse and change the flag", and to that - as he stressed - you should be ready.

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The Deputy Prime Minister announced that he would meet on Tuesday morning Security Committee of the Council of Ministers "and it will be (provoked utilizing Ukrainian drones - ed.) 1 of the main topics of tomorrow's deliberations (...) on threats from the Russian Federation, strengthening safety activities in cyberspace but besides critical infrastructure". - That's what our people are talking about. partners from the Baltic States, Finland, Romania. We see that this threat is for the full NATO east flanks - stressed

Russian provocations were mentioned earlier by the Prime Minister Donald Tusk and head of the MFA Radosław Sikorski.