EUROPEAN allies are drafting evacuation plans through Nato’s Achilles heel – as spy chiefs across the continent warn of a Russian attack within weeks.
and are developing escape procedure blueprints through the Suwalki Gap amid mounting fears of an attack by .
The Suwalki Gap is a narrow 60-mile stretch along the border between Poland and Lithuania.
chiefs have long feared all-out war with Moscow could break out in the critical flashpoint.
Since the gap bridges Russian-allied Belarus to Putin’s heavily militarised exclave of Kaliningrad, it has become a prime defensive priority for the West.
If Moscow chose to cut off the small gap it would isolate the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – cutting off their land routes to Nato.
Vilnius and Warsaw are working on an agreement to provide an evacuation framework, the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Centre said.
Its chief Vilmantas Vitkauskas said: “Procedures, logistics, and infrastructure capabilities are being analysed together with colleagues from Poland, and the plan itself should be developed once an agreement is reached between the two countries.”
The announcement comes as Lithuania conducts nationwide drills testing responses to potential threats like hybrid war, cyberattacks and sabotage.
Bordering countries have faced a growing wave of shadow warfare plots as Moscow tests how far it can push Nato.
Evacuation plans could also include border controls to make sure mobilisation takes place and to “prevent people in certain key roles from leaving the country”.
Around 20 Polish officials travelled to Lithuania to take part in fresh exercises testing border procedures.
Some 3,000 officials and around 1,000 volunteers are involved in drills which are set to last until October 2.
Putin has desperately been trying to thwart European support for Ukraine with his shadow- warfare attacks.
Moscow has ramped up pressure on Nato states in recent months, with Western officials accusing the Kremlin of reckless drone incursions and sabotage.
In one of the starkest warnings yet, Danish intelligence said could launch a military attack against a Nato state in just months.
The service said Russia could launch long-range strikes on Nato infrastructure or carry out an incursion into a neighbouring country, in a report published Thursday.
It came hours after a fire at a Starlink satellite station in central Poland that local authorities described as an “act of sabotage”.
Weeks earlier, Nato jets scrambled to shoot down a drone in Lithuania, a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish defence helicopter and a suspected Russian drone washed up on a Polish beach
And in August, Germany publicly blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport.
The Danish services said Russia could seek to test Nato’s Article 5, which commits members to collective defence.
And Polish prime minister stated earlier this month Russia was preparing “hybrid” drone and missile attacks against Kyiv’s allies.
Other European leaders have warned these reckless schemes across the continent will likely intensify.
