The US, Germany and the Netherlands are deploying more troops to Lithuania

Germany will further develop its air force in Lithuania and the US will send an infantry battalion with armor, announced the Minister of Defense of the country Arvinda Anusauskas.

The development of these forces, which includes additional troops from the Netherlands, not related to the troops expected in Lithuania for the military exercises that the country will host in March, he added.

According to the APE BPE, the minister pointed out that with these forces and also with those who will participate in the high schools will increase the total number of foreign NATO forces located in Lithuania in 4,000 by the end of March, from 3,000 now.

Lithuania has asked NATO to increase its forces and equipment in the country after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Source: News Beast

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