Lithuania is preparing for a potential Russian offensive against NATO countries by 2030, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on 20 March, according to Novyny.LIVE.
When asked whether he considers forecasts of a potential Russian attack on a NATO member by 2030 to be realistic—an assessment shared by many politicians and experts—Nausėda responded that it is a basic assumption made in Lithuania.
“This is exactly the basic assumption we made in Lithuania because we have a very ambitious goal to establish a national division fully equipped to build all the necessary infrastructure until 2030. So, our calculation is if the scenario will be like this, we still have about 4-5 years,” he said.
Nausėda warned that if sanctions on Russia are lifted, Lithuania will have even less time to prepare its forces for defense.
He believes a potential Russian offensive could mark the next stage of Moscow’s aggression against the West. Still, he stressed that Lithuania has the means to respond and prepare accordingly.
Earlier, former UK Prime Minister David Cameron expressed concern that US President Donald Trump’s approach to securing peace in Ukraine could establish a dangerous precedent for other countries bordering Russia.
Amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, Trump has alarmed European allies by appearing to shift toward Moscow after taking office in January. Cameron warned this approach could be “very worrying” for the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — which all share borders with Russia.
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