Russia has developed the capability to launch an attack on the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours' notice, limiting Nato's options to respond, according to Lithuania's intelligence service.
In its annual threat assessment, it noted that Russia had upgraded its military in the Kaliningrad region last year, reducing lead times for any attack and potentially preventing Nato reinforcements.
Su-30 fighter aircraft and missile systems deployed to region would allow ships to be targeted almost anywhere in the Baltic Sea, it said.
Lithuanian defence minister Raimundas Karoblis has also claimed that Russia is spreading historical propaganda by creating an alternative history, aiming to destabilise the region.
"They are saying our capital Vilnius should not belong to Lithuania because between the first and second world wars it was occupied by Poland. It’s history of course, but Russia is using this pretext,” he told the Guardian.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lithuania-russia-invasion-kremlin-misinformation-fake-news-baltics-destabilise-defense-minister-a7664201.html?platform=hootsuiteThe return of the Soviet Union and cold war.
