Lithuania says Russia is planning attacks on infrastructure
Lithuania says intelligence points to Russian plans for targeted attacks on energy and transport sites, prompting tighter security and additional troops.
- On Wednesday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced intelligence indicates Russia is planning attacks on critical infrastructure, prompting authorities to tighten security around energy and transport sites as a precaution.
- The three Baltic states and Poland strengthened security around key infrastructure in recent months following long-standing Russian hybrid attacks, with Polish officials recently warning of potential Russian provocations in the near future.
- On Monday, the European Union reported that Russia's FSB Center 16 conducted cyber-espionage against defense industries, including a December attack on a Polish heat and power plant affecting almost 500,000 customers.
- Russia dismissed the claims, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov calling the warnings "a fresh batch of bugaboos" intended to justify NATO militarization in the Baltic states.
- Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics warned that the next 12 months will be crucial for Baltic security, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged Poland to prepare intensively for various potential scenarios.
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The Lithuanian president says there are "signals" that Russia is preparing targeted attacks on Lithuanian infrastructure. - I cannot deny that we have such information, he says, according to LRT.
The President of Lithuania pointed out that intelligence assessments suggest that Russia is planning today possible attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland. President Gitanas Nauseda pointed out that authorities are monitoring the risk of attacks that could affect the country's energy and transport systems, including facilities that support Lithuania's connections to the European electricity grid. "I cannot deny that we…
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Independent EspañolVILNA, Lithuania (AP) — The President of Lithuania noted that intelligence assessments suggest that Russia plans possible attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland on Wednesday.
Russia Planning Attacks on Infrastructure, Lithuanian President Says
Lithuania’s president has said his government has intelligence that Russia could be planning attacks on critical infrastructure, confirming media reports circulating in recent weeks that Poland and the Baltic states could be targeted. President Gitanas Nauseda said during an interview with the BNS news agency on July 15 that security has been tightened around transport and energy sites as a precaution. “I cannot deny that we have such informatio…
The Baltic states are warning of the growing risk of Russian sabotage and a possible attack on critical infrastructure.
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