NATO member state Lithuania is drawing up plans for a mass evacuation of civilians in preparation for the possibility of a war breaking out, the country's Interior Ministry said.
The measures are the latest adopted by members of the NATO military alliance to protect against potential Russian attack.
Tensions between Russia and NATO have heightened throughout President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has accused the alliance of involvement in the war by providing Kyiv with military assistance and weapons, and Russian officials have floated striking member states in retaliation.
In response, the Baltic States—Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia—signed an agreement in January to create a common defense line with "anti-mobility infrastructure elements" to bolster NATO's eastern border with Russia and Putin's ally, Belarus.
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The measures are the latest adopted by members of the NATO military alliance to protect against potential Russian attack.
Tensions between Russia and NATO have heightened throughout President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has accused the alliance of involvement in the war by providing Kyiv with military assistance and weapons, and Russian officials have floated striking member states in retaliation.
In response, the Baltic States—Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia—signed an agreement in January to create a common defense line with "anti-mobility infrastructure elements" to bolster NATO's eastern border with Russia and Putin's ally, Belarus.
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NATO nation preparing mass evacuation plans for Russian invasion
The measures are the latest adopted by some members of the NATO military alliance to protect against a potential Russian attack.
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