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It’s already official: the Lithuanian Defense Minister has decided to resign

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Arvydas Anusauskas resigns from the post of head of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania/Collage 24 Channel

On the afternoon of March 15, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte received an important announcement. It spoke about the resignation of the Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anusauskas. . This was officially announced by the Lithuanian government.

Arvydas Anusauskas resigns

The Prime Minister of Lithuania received a letter of resignation from the current head of the country’s defense department, Arvydas Anusauskas. This information is confirmed by the press service of the Lithuanian government.

The press service of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania confirms that today, March 15, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte received a letter of resignation from the Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anusauskas, the Lithuanian government said in a statement.

However, the dismissal of Anusauskas requires the approval of the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda. According to preliminary information, they will meet to discuss this issue this Saturday, March 16.

In addition, they added that all comments regarding the Prime Minister’s decisions will be published on Monday, March 18. Let us also note that earlier the media associated such a decision with a conflict with Shimonyte due to public statements by the Minister of Defense during his last visit to the United States.

It is likely that candidacy of the current head of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense of Lithuania. We are talking about Laurynas Kaščiūnas.

Lithuania moves air defense closer to the borders with Russia

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  • Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas spoke about the new defense model at a press conference. According to him, NATO countries agreed to create a rotation system, within which the allied countries will deploy air defense systems in the Baltic countries for a certain period.
  • Anusauskas did not specify which Western countries are involved in the first phase of air defense installations in Lithuania, but said the equipment includes Patriot surface-to-air missile systems.
  • A defense ministry spokesman told reporters that the Patriot was provided by European allies , not the United States.
  • Recall that in recent months the military Alliance has taken a number of steps to strengthen its defense systems along its eastern border, in particular, it has conducted large-scale military exercises in the Baltic countries and Poland.
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