Secretary of the US Ground Forces Visits Vilnius



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The Ministry of National Defense states that it is planned to discuss “Lithuanian-American cooperation in the field of defense, the presence of US troops in the region, joint acquisition projects and projects for the development of Lithuanian military infrastructure” with a US official from high rank.

To have allies, Lithuania is investing in the development of military infrastructure. The US also contributes to the modernization of landfill infrastructure: According to the Ministry of National Defense, the US has invested around 4.1 million LTL in the Pabradė landfill in 2017-2019. AMERICAN DOLLAR.

Last year, Lithuania signed an agreement on the acquisition of 200 American armored SUVs for 145 million. euros JLTV SUVs will be manufactured by the American company Oshkosh Defense, a contract signed with the United States government.

The first cars are due to arrive in Lithuania by the end of 2021, the last one in 2024. They will be assigned to the Ground Forces and Special Operations.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, who visited Poland on Wednesday, said he had received assurances that the deployment of US troops in Poland would serve the security interests of the entire region.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, recently announced that he would withdraw some American troops from Germany, and some of them would be deployed to Poland.

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