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Lithuanian president warns of possible Russian attacks

Lithuanian intelligence indicates that Russia may be planning an attack on energy and communications infrastructure in Poland or the Baltic countries. This is what Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told the country's public service company LRT.

The purpose of such an attack would be to test NATO cohesion.

- The information does not point to a specific place or time. [...] The only thing we know is the planning itself and the objective, says Nauseda.

The president's statement is in line with warnings from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. At the end of June, he said that the coming months could be critical, especially for the Baltic states, writes Bloomberg.

Kasparov: Putin is under pressure - may attack NATO countries

There is not a single small sign that Russia and Vladimir Putin are ready for peace. This is what Russian chess legend and Putin critic Garry Kasparov tells Politico.

He instead sees it as more likely that Russia will escalate the war in Ukraine. Especially after Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russian targets.

– Putin has always escalated when he felt pressured, says Kasparov.

According to the exiled Russian, a likely Russian escalation would be to attack a NATO country to test how the alliance – and especially the US – would respond. He points to Latvia and Estonia as likely targets.