Over 3,000 troops will be involved in ensuring security during the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, the army said on Thursday, APA reports citing foreign media.
"We will deploy more than 3,000 troops to carry out various tasks during the NATO summit, and our allies are also involved in this process,” Lithuania’s Chief of Defence Valdemaras Rupšys said, adding that there could be an intensification of propaganda, disinformation and provocations during the event.
“In the context of such an important event, we will all see our vigilance and our resistance to misinformation tested,” the lieutenant general said.
According to the military, hostile information operations are likely to include cyber-attacks and the dissemination of misleading information, an increase in refugee flows from Belarus, movements of military equipment and aircraft close to Lithuania’s border, provocations of civil disturbances and panic by spreading rumours on social media.
The Lithuanian military says it has carried out preparatory part in partnership with allies and other institutions tasked with ensuring the event’s security in order to guarantee force interoperability and integrity.
During the summit, Lithuanian military units, together with allies, will provide additional air defence, protect critical facilities, important routes and people. Troops will also carry out checks of vehicles, hotels and other venues.
Vilnius will host a NATO summit on July 11-12.
Source: Azeri-Press News Agency