Baltic Evacuation Planning: Lithuania and Poland are developing an international civilian evacuation plan for possible mass departures across the border, with procedures, logistics and infrastructure being assessed now and the framework to be prepared after an agreement; the work is tied to Lithuania’s ongoing national mobilisation drills. National Mobilisation Exercise: Lithuania has launched its biggest annual mobilisation exercise, Vyčio skliautas 2026, running until Oct 3, involving about 3,000 officials and volunteers, with key days on Sept 29 and Oct 3 including public warning tests and evacuation drills in Vilnius and areas near the Belarus border. NATO Air Defence Focus: Lithuania’s PM Mindaugas Sinkevicius says air defence is the top priority and that Lithuanian skies are NATO skies, as Russia-linked drone and sabotage incidents keep pressure on the eastern flank. Russia’s Nuclear Threat Rhetoric: Russian state media threatened Lithuania with a “short special military operation” after Lithuania advanced debate on lifting constitutional limits on nuclear weapons, though the column was later removed by RIA Novosti. Fuel Price Relief Debate: Lithuania’s finance minister criticised Latvia’s temporary diesel and petrol excise cuts as too expensive to copy, pointing instead to a planned 50% discount on train and intercity bus tickets. Lithuania-US Defence Industry Deal: Lithuania signed an agreement with US firm Mach Industries to expand local assembly and production of advanced defence systems, aiming to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and support Ukraine.