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“It is planned for early July,” he told reporters.
The general added that the Dutch decision is not only bilateral, as it reflects the wider picture of NATO air defense.
Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren announced the decision of the Netherlands to send the “Patriot” air defense system to training in Lithuania.
Lithuania has requested the involvement of NATO allies to ensure the presence of air defense systems in the country on a rotating basis after NATO supported the deployment of such systems in the region last year.
At the beginning of March, the then Minister of Defense of Lithuania, Arvīds Anušauskas, said that the rotation model will start operating this year, also envisaging the deployment of the “Patriot” systems.
Lithuania has also discussed the possible deployment of air defense systems in the region with Germany, Sweden, Italy and Greece,
The Patriot systems were last deployed in Lithuania last July, when the NATO summit was held in Vilnius.
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