Lithuania says it would pay the cost if US establishes military base
Lithuania says it is ready to cover the cost as the United States weighs a permanent base for nearly 1,000 troops.
- On Tuesday, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius announced Lithuania is prepared to fund a permanent United States military base if Washington agrees to establish one.
- Since 2019, the United States has maintained an armored battalion of nearly 1,000 troops in Lithuania through rotating deployments that depart every few months.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump expressed openness to the request, telling reporters, "They are friends of mine, they are great people, so we will certainly look at it."
- Sinkevicius, who proposed the idea to envoy John Coale last month, wrote on Facebook the permanent presence is a "critically important guarantee of deterrence and security."
- Lithuania, a NATO member sharing borders with Russia and Belarus, intensifies its strategic push for permanent United States military presence amid regional security concerns.
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Lithuania eyes permanent US military base, Russia warns of escalation
Lithuania said Tuesday that it stands ready to cover the costs of hosting a permanent US military base, while Russia said that any deployment of NATO infrastructure or nuclear weapons on Lithuanian soil would further escalate regional tensions.
The Lithuanian government wants to turn the current rotating US military presence into a permanent deployment in the country.
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius has declared his willingness to finance the establishment of a permanent US military base in Lithuania. Since 2019, Lithuania has been hosting a rotating US battalion and is eager for a long-term military presence. Concurrently, the Lithuanian parliament is considering lifting constitutional prohibitions on nuclear weapons, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from Russia, citing heightened region…
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Lithuania says it would pay the cost if US establishes military base
Lithuania is ready to pay the cost to set up a permanent U.S. military base if Washington should agree to establish one there, the prime minister said.
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