Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda stated that any rare accidents in Europe now naturally raise suspicions of sabotage due to Russia's destructive behaviour. However, he emphasised that it is too early to speculate on the causes of the plane crash over Vilnius.

The incident comes amid heightened security concerns following a series of mysterious explosions at DHL warehouses earlier this year in Leipzig, Germany and in Birmingham, UK. Reports suggest that these explosions may be part of a covert Russian sabotage campaign targeting Western air freight operations.