Medvedev says Lithuania would vanish in conflict with Russia

September 11, 2026 at 09:40 PM1 min

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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Lithuania would disappear from the world map in the event of a military conflict with Russia. He made the statement in an interview with the 'Max' program. Medvedev added that Moscow would have to respond if Vilnius decided to abandon its non-nuclear status.

Key Facts

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, said Lithuania would disappear from the world map in the event of a military conflict with Russia.
Medvedev made the statement in an interview with the 'Max' program.
He said that if Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which enshrines the principle of collective defense, were executed, it would lead to a global catastrophe of planetary scale.
Medvedev stressed that Moscow would have to respond if Vilnius decided to abandon its non-nuclear status.

Medvedev's Warning

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, said Lithuania would disappear from the world map in the event of a military conflict with Russia. He made the statement in an interview with the 'Max' program. Medvedev said that if Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which enshrines the principle of collective defense, were executed, it would lead to a global catastrophe of planetary scale. He added that Moscow would have to respond if Vilnius decided to abandon its non-nuclear status.