Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė tells Politico that Lithuania’s decision to allocate 5-6 percent of its GDP for the military is not a move to please US President Donald Trump.

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Lithuania’s military boost is not tailored to please Trump, minister tells Politico

Finding more money  Last week, the Lithuanian government announced Vilnius will spend between 5 percent and 6 percent…

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Lithuanian defense minister calls for ‘balance’ between US and European arms deals   – POLITICO

Higher defense spending will not be financed by cutting the welfare state but by combining national and EU money, Dovilė Šakalienė told POLITICO.

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Lithuanian defense minister calls for ‘balance’ between US and European arms deals

Europe’s rush to rearm to face off the threat from Russia means countries will have to buy weapons from the U.S. as well as boosting their own arms industries, Lithuania’s defense minister told POLITICO. “At the same time, we need to support our national and European defense industries, while also keeping and nourishing transatlantic bonds, which means buying American weapons,” said Dovilė Šakalienė. “So we are going to balance.”  “It’s not real…

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Europe's desire to rearm to counter the threat from Russia means countries will have to buy weapons from the United States as well as build up their own arms industries, Lithuanian Defense Minister Davila Shakaliene said.

Прагнення Європи переозброїтися, щоб протистояти загрозі з боку Росії, означає, що країнам доведеться купувати зброю у США, а також нарощувати власну збройову промисловість, заявила міністерка оборони Литви Довіле Шакалієне.

Lithuania’s military boost is not tailored to please Trump, minister tells Politico

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