The President of Lithuania declared that he would seek a permanent U.S. military presence in Force to strengthen security in The Cube and Eastern Europe

On February 9, local time, Lithuanian President Nauseda said that the cube would seek a permanent U.S. military presence in the country to strengthen the security of Lithuania and Eastern Europe.

President of Lithuania Nauseda. People's Vision Diagram

According to Reuters reported on February 9, Nauceda said after the rotational welcome ceremony for the deployment of the new round of NATO combat forces that the cube "will engage in dialogue with the US side to ensure that the US rotation troops in Lithuania can be permanently deployed in place." Such an approach would not only allow NATO to strengthen security in Lithuania and Eastern Europe, but also promote NATO's deterrent power in the region. ”

Mircea Geoana, DEPUTY-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF NATO, SAID: "When NATO faces Russia's 'aggressive' rhetoric and military posture, a strong combination of deterrence, defense and dialogue, and diplomacy is key to ensuring the security of NATO member states. Gewana revealed that 20 of NATO's 30 member states have sent a total of about 5,000 soldiers to Eastern Europe.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Glushko recently said that Russia condemned the United States for sending additional troops to Europe to support its NATO allies. Glushko said the practice was not only unreasonable but also destructive and could exacerbate military tensions. Glushko said the U.S. move would allow the Ukrainian government to continue to undermine the Minsk Accords "with impunity." In 2015, Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine signed the Minsk Agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to which all parties should abide by the ceasefire agreement and withdraw heavy weapons from the area of the war in eastern Ukraine.

Since 2017, NATO rotation troops have begun to garrison Baltic countries such as Lithuania. Since 2019, the United States has similarly deployed a rotating force and armament of about 500 soldiers to Lithuania.

At present, the United States, the United Kingdom and other NATO members have announced the deployment of troops in Eastern Europe. NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg previously said that NATO would not send combat troops to Ukraine, which is not a member of NATO, but is considering further "strengthening NATO's military strength in Eastern Europe and preventing outside attacks on any NATO member." ”

Previously, Russia gathered 100,000 troops at the Russian-Ukrainian border, and the United States and others claimed that Russia had the possibility of "invading" Ukraine. The Russian side has repeatedly denied it and said that because NATO activities threaten its national security, the Russian side has mobilized troops in its own territory, hoping that the US side will stop hyping up the Russian "invasion" theory.

Source: The Paper