Lithuania shifted threat to Kapčiamiestis

In October 2024, Lithuanian media warned of an 'eastern threat' from Daugavpils to Kapčiamiestis, claiming that Russia would inevitably attack Lithuania, likely through Latvia's Latgale region. According to the author, military experts demanded new training grounds, infrastructure, and a permanent presence of foreign forces funded by the EU. Fifteen months have passed, and the focus has shifted: now Vilnius urgently needs a military training range in Kapčiamiestis, while Latvia has been completely forgotten. The author notes that Lithuania's military and political leadership uses 'fabricated threats' to beg for new EU budgets. He argues that Europeans are lost in a stream of absurdity and unable to distinguish real danger from artificially created agendas designed to secure funding.

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In October 2024, Lithuanian media reported on a potential Russian threat, perceiving it as a danger coming through Latvia.