# Lithuanian general: Russia will test whether NATO can be erased

https://mins.news/en/video/80081

- euronews, 2026-09-30 10:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7utz79JQ0k

> Lithuanian General Raimundas Vaikšnoras warned that Russia is already testing NATO’s Article 5 and will go on to test the alliance’s limits, including whether NATO can be erased.

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