Lithuania’s military intelligence chief said “Russia has sufficient resources to continue the war in Ukraine at its current intensity for two years”, casting a shadow over a war that has lasted more than a year.
According to Archyde.com, Lithuanian military intelligence chief Elegijus Paulavicius admitted in an interview with reporters that “Russia currently possesses resources sufficient to allow this war to last for two years at its current intensity,” adding that “Russia can sustain How long the war will be will depend on how countries like Iran and North Korea support their forces.”
Paravius also referred to the national threat profile of Lithuania’s intelligence agencies, saying that “hackers linked to the Russian and Chinese governments have repeatedly attempted to compromise Lithuanian government computers in 2022. The task is still to collect information related to Lithuania’s domestic and foreign affairs for a long time,” but Palavius did not say whether the hackers succeeded.
In addition, Lithuanian intelligence stated that “sanctions by various countries over the past year have not impaired Russia’s ability to fund its military because Russia has misappropriated resources from the public welfare” and that Russia has also used “extremely long chains of middlemen” to Purchasing sanctioned resources, its military is adapting to a long-term confrontation with the West and is focusing on rebuilding its military presence in the Baltic region.
The report emphasizes that “a lot will depend on the duration and outcome of the war in Ukraine. The longer the war and the higher the cost, the more time it will take.”
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