# Lithuanian FM vows to trigger NATO Article 4 if Russia miscalculates

https://mins.news/en/video/43275

- euronews, 2026-09-03 07:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHZHMWsC1Qs

> Following the Leipzig drone incident, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys warns that Lithuania would immediately invoke NATO’s Article 4 if Russia’s miscalculation caused casualties. He says Lithuania would quickly classify such an incident as an act of aggression.

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