Lithuania declared Thursday, February 24 that it would impose a state of emergency on its territory after the air and ground attack of the Russian army against Ukraine.
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“Today I will sign a decree imposing a state of emergencyLithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said after a meeting of the national defense council, adding that “Lithuania would request the activation of Article 4 of NATOwhich provides for emergency consultations if a member of the alliance is threatened. A similar request was officially made Thursday morning by Poland. The ambassadors of the 30 member countries of NATO were to meet urgently Thursday morning in Brussels, announced a spokesperson for the Alliance.
A former Soviet republic, now a member of the EU and NATO, Lithuania has common borders with Russia and Belarus. After the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, NATO decided to deploy recently reinforced multinational battalions in Poland and the Baltic countries.