Vaikšnoras: Do We Want an Army on Paper or One that Is Capable of Repelling an Aggressor?

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In recent weeks, the plans for the Kapčiamiestis training ground have been stirring up passions in the local community - residents fear for forests, homesteads and peace. Army Commander General Raimundas Vaikšnoras says that without new training areas, Lithuania will not be able to prepare for real defense, and solutions will be sought with locals through dialogue and compromise.

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Hesitations about the need for a new training ground in Kapčiamiestis, Lazdijai district, because the existing Lithuanian training grounds are allegedly underutilized, are very reminiscent of Russian narratives, says Army Chief Raimundas Vaikšnoras. “I have heard such narratives. They are very similar to Russian narratives, either by hostile forces or forces unfriendly to our state in order to belittle us,” the Lithuanian Army Chief of Staff sa…