Zakharova ridiculed Lithuania's plans to create a minefield near the borders with Russia

On May 18, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed Lithuania's plans to create a minefield on the border with Russia as part of the European Union's Eastern Flank Watch project.

"A minefield in an EU country." This is the name of the sequel to the fairy tale "The Adventures of Pinocchio. The story of a wooden doll," she wrote on her Telegram channel.

On the same day, Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said that the project provides for the creation of a containment line along the border using anti-tank weapons and anti-personnel mines. The Eastern Flank Watch project was introduced in the fall of 2025 to counter alleged threats from Russia.

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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris said on May 11 that it was necessary to return to the policy of pressure on Moscow. Later, Budris called on NATO to demonstrate its readiness for military pressure on the Kaliningrad region. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister also noted that the Baltic states should not perceive Russia as a threat capable of quickly changing the situation in the region.