Half of Lithuanians would join armed defense in case of Russian attack

52 percent of Lithuanian residents would join armed defense of their country, if Russia attacked it, with the figure standing as high as 70 percent among conscripts - men aged 18 to 55, according to a Norstat LT survey for the 15min news website.

The survey asked 1,000 Lithuanian adults whether they would defend Lithuania, with arms if necessary, if it was attacked by Russia.

52 percent, including 68 percent of men and 38 percent of women, said yes. 27 percent, including 39 percent of women and 14 percent of men, said they would take part in unarmed resistance.

According to 15min, 71 percent of conscripts - men aged 18 to 55 – stated their willingness to defend Lithuania with arms if necessary.

20 percent of respondents answered negatively to the question whether they would defend Lithuania (with arms if necessary): 8 percent chose the answer "definitely not" and 12 percent –said "probably not".

The online survey was carried out by Norstat LT for 15min on March 16-22 when 1,000 Lithuanians aged between 18 and 74 were interviewed.