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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The Star Kuala LumpurLithuania says it would pay the cost if US establishes military base
VILNIUS, Oct 6 - Lithuania is ready to pay the cost to set up a permanent US military base if Washington should agree to establish one there, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Mindaugas Sinkjavicyus, stated that the country was prepared to bear all the costs of placing a permanent US military base in the Republic after President Donald Trump had allowed such a facility to be built. Mindaugas Sinkjavicyus wrote on Tuesday that Lithuania was prepared to cover all the costs of placing a permanent U.S. military base on its territory, noting that only a political decision by the allies on t…
Lithuania has declared its readiness to host a US military base on a permanent basis
Lithuania has declared its readiness to host a US military base on a permanent basis. "Lithuania compensates for the costs of the US military staying in the country, makes serious investments in creating the infrastructure necessary for the stay...
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on Tuesday that Lithuania is ready to cover the costs of a permanent US military base in the country.
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on Tuesday that Lithuania is ready to cover the costs of a permanent US military base in the country.
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