The center of Vilnius in Lithuania. "They are saying our capital Vilnius should not belong to Lithuania because between the first and second world wars it was occupied by Poland," said the minister | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Lithuania defense minister fears Russian invasion Kremlin’s disinformation campaign could be a precursor to a Crimea-like invasion, Raimundas Karoblis said.

Russia's claims that Vilnius does not belong to Lithuania could be laying the groundwork for a possible invasion, Lithuania's Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis told the Guardian in an interview published Monday.

"Russia is a threat," Karoblis said. "They are saying our capital Vilnius should not belong to Lithuania because between the first and second world wars it was occupied by Poland. It’s history of course, but Russia is using this pretext."

Karoblis said his country was concerned the Kremlin was attempting to create a false history using government-run news agency Sputnik, its TV channels, social media and politicians to undermine Lithuania's existence, much like it did to justify the annexation of Crimea.

"There are real parallels with Crimea’s annexation [from Ukraine] … We are speaking of a danger to the territorial integrity of Lithuania," Karoblis warned.