Finland has warned Russia it is ready for war while the US said any attack on Lithuania would be an attack against all of NATO as the spectre of World War Three looms over the West.
Finnish armed forces chief General Timo Kivinen said the country has been preparing for a Russian attack for decades and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces chief said.
The Nordic country has built up a substantial arsenal, but aside from the military hardware, a crucial factor is that Finns would be motivated to fight, Kivinen said.
Meanwhile the United States today said its support for Lithuania is 'ironclad' and that any attack on the country would 'constitute an attack on all NATO members'.
It comes after Moscow threatened its neighbour with 'serious repercussions' for blocking EU-sanctioned goods from reaching the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
Adding to the heightened global tensions, French armed forces conducted a surprise military exercise in Estonia, Chinese and Russian warships sailed near the Japanese coast, and Germany warned Russia not to seek reprisals over Lithuania.
The US State Department said Washington would defend NATO member Lithuania if Russia decided to launch an assault on the country, threatening a huge escalation of the Ukraine war.
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