NATO Moving Missiles Closer to Russia’s Borders

• NATO Moving Missiles Closer to Russia’s Borders
  by Kaitlin Lewis, https://www.newsweek.com/
  NATO countries are implementing a rotational air defense model stationed in Lithuania in response to calls from the Baltic states to boost Europe’s defense capabilities in the region.
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  According to Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas, who spoke about the defense model at a press conference Thursday, the defense systems will be operational in his nation later this year. NATO countries agreed to creating a rotational system—in which allied countries would deploy air defense systems to the Baltic states for a period of time—during the Vilnius NATO Summit in the summer.
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  Anušauskas did not state which Western countries are involved in the first round of air defenses being installed in Lithuania, but did say that the equipment includes Patriot surface-to-air missile systems. The defense official told reporters that the Patriots were being provided by a European ally, not the United States.
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  “The expectation is that this principle would not be a one-off thing for several months but would cover all of our calendar months and significantly increase our air defense capabilities,” Anušauskas said, as quoted by Lithuanian National Radio and Television.
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  Newsweek reached out to NATO’s press office via email for more information on Friday.
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