New group of US troops 'on its way' to Lithuania, says the Lithuanian president
Nausėda said the new U.S. rotation will help deter threats as Lithuania hosts about 1,000 rotational troops.
- On Tuesday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced that a new rotation of U.S. troops is "already on its way to Lithuania," resolving recent uncertainty over American troop levels in the NATO ally.
- Since 2019, Lithuania has hosted rotational Army battalions of about 1,000 soldiers, but uncertainty arose in May when the Pentagon announced a force rebalancing on the Continent, prompting troop withdrawals.
- President Donald Trump received thanks from Nauseda, who called the presence "an indispensable part of our deterrence," while Foreign Minister Kstutis Budrys hailed the move as a "powerful signal of Allied unity and resolve."
- This rotation arrives amid rising regional tensions as Russia's war in Ukraine impacts Baltic neighbors through drone and airspace incidents, making U.S. boots on the ground essential for deterrence.
- Presidential adviser Deividas Matulionis confirmed the incoming U.S. soldiers will not be lower than the previous deployment, as Lithuania maintains 5% defense spending to strengthen national and Allied capabilities.
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The new rotation of the United States military will arrive in Estonia in November, informed the country's Ministry of Defence on 23 September, with reference to the United States authorities, which is very much awaited by the Estonian authorities... the head of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Margus Tsakhkna, had previously told journalists in New York that Washington had notified Tallinn of the decision.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Margus Tsakhkna, announced that the United States would soon send its new military contingent to the Republic." The United States informed us that, as a result of the review of troop rotations, United States troops would remain in Estonia.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda thanked his American counterpart, Donald Trump. The post USA: Sending new military forces to Lithuania appeared first on in.gr.
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