Poland and Lithuania prepare to evacuate one million Baltic residents to Poland in event of war
Lithuania last week finished large-scale mobilisation exercises that also involved Polish officials.
Poland and Lithuania are jointly preparing evacuation plans for over one million residents of the Baltic states in the event of war or major crisis, due to growing concerns about potential Russian aggression. The two countries' interior ministers met on Monday to discuss the issue, following a recent large-scale Lithuanian mobilization exercise that involved Polish officials.
The plan anticipates evacuating up to one million or more refugees from Lithuania and Poland if necessary. Poland already has extensive experience in handling refugees, as it currently hosts nearly one million Ukrainian refugees from the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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