Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
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Lithuania's prime minister has told the BBC his country has made evacuation plans in the face of threats from Russia, but added they "will not surrender" if attacked.
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they → tell → Russia
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius told Newsnight that Lithuanians feel "constantly threatened" by Russia, in part because of drones entering the nation's airspace.
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drones → tell → airspace
He told Newsnight if his country was attacked, "we will fight back... we will engage".
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we → tell → Newsnight
But he said there were plans for a "variety of scenarios" and used an example of getting elderly citizens out of cities "smoothly" and avoiding traffic jams.
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he → say → jams
Lithuania, a Nato member, shares a land border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningad.
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Lithuania → share → Kaliningad
"We're thinking about a variety of scenarios, not all of them are being discussed very much publicly," Sinkevičius told the BBC.
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Sinkevičius → think → BBC
We face concrete threats, not on a daily basis, but we're experiencing them and it's a true reality for us."
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it → face → us
Sinkevičius also said the UK needed a "shift in the mindset" in terms of its approach to defence, but noted that Lithuania was "closer to the border and closer to [the] threat".
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Lithuania → say → threat
It comes just a week after Nato fighter pilots shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace.
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that → come → airspace
Though the origins of the drone have not been confirmed, Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas told Newshour that it came from the direction of Belarus, Lithuania's neighbour and a key Russian ally.
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it → confirm → Belarus
The UK's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said: "Thanks to the swift and professional actions of Lithuanian and Italian forces, Nato once again demonstrated our readiness to protect our airspace.
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Nato → say → airspace
We stand united, around the clock, in defence of every inch of Nato territory."
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We → stand → territory
Moscow did not comment on the incident.
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Moscow → comment → incident
Military drone incursions have become increasingly common across Europe since the beginning of Russia's full-scale of invasion of Ukraine.
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incursions → become → Ukraine
Residents in Lithuania's capital Vilnius were also forced to take shelter in May after a drone alert was triggered, briefly grounding flights and rail travel.
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alert → force → flights
Nato jets have scrambled multiple times to shoot down stray Ukrainian drones that have crossed into fellow Baltic countries Estonia and Latvia this year.
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that → scramble → countries
Ukraine has blamed the stray drones on Russian electronic warfare, technology designed to change the flight paths of Ukrainian drones.
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Ukraine → blame → drones
Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia all joined Nato in 2004, becoming signatories to the Article 5 provision that states "an armed attack against one NATO member shall be considered an attack against all members".
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attack → join → members
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