Worried about Russia? Lithuania says 'Keep calm and read the war manual'


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Jan 2015

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius (R) and European Council President Donald Tusk pose for media during a celebration of Lithuania joining the Euro zone in Vilnius January 14, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania is publishing a manual to advise its citizens on how to survive a war on its soil as concerns grow that Russia's intervention in Ukraine heralds increased assertiveness in its tiny Baltic neighbours.

"Keep a sound mind, don't panic and don't lose clear thinking," the manual explains. "Gunshots just outside your window are not the end of the world."

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