Citizens Are First in Line Against Russia’s Sabotage in CEE

No time to let one's guard down in Central and Eastern Europe

21 July 2026

Roberts Kits

Resilient Futures Fellow

Clear legal obligations and public awareness campaigns will embolden citizens to report suspicious activities.

How to build an effective system of cooperation between authorities and citizens in reporting suspicious activities? The EU governments should:

  • Raise awareness of the nature and scope of grey-zone activities
  • Inspire civic engagement through targeted channels and messaging
  • Actively utilise and proliferate technologies that power the reporting

The urgency is now clear

On 20 July 2026 Lithuania’s Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas publicly warned that Poland and the Baltic states may become Russia’s ‘nearest target’ for escalation due to Moscow’s failure over Ukraine. The minister’s words supported an intelligence assessment earlier cited by President Gitanas Nausėda.

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Roberts Kits

Resilient Futures Fellow

Roberts Kits is a Resilient Futures Fellow 2026 at Visegrad Insight. He is a researcher at the Latvian Strategy and Economic Research Institute (LaSER Think Tank) and a doctoral researcher at the University of Latvia, focusing on defence innovation, regional security, and societal resilience. His recent publications explore defence cooperation in the Baltic region and the evolving architecture of civil defence.

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