Lithuania's new coalition seeks long-term US military presence
Lithuania's new coalition seeks long-term US military presence
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Lithuania’s new coalition (Social Democrats leading with For Lithuania and the Farmers and Greens Union) aims to secure a long-term, uninterrupted presence of U.S. military units as a core deterrence priority, amid ongoing U.S. reviews of European troop deployments. The government pledges to maintain heavy defense spending (at least 5% of GDP), strengthen air defenses, and support Ukraine’s EU/NATO integration. The coalition also signals a continued hard line on Russia, and i
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