Dutch plan to contribute to NATO battalion in Lithuania - minister

  • 2016-07-03
  • BNS/TBT STAFF/VILNIUS
The Netherlands plans to contribute to the German-led NATO battalion which will be deployed in Lithuania to discourage Russian aggression. Lithuanian National Defense Minister Juozas Olekas says that such plans were revealed during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in June. "Today we have a very clear signal from Holland that they are ready. This was clearly stated during the defense ministers' meeting," he told BNS. According to the minister, additional information about Dutch support and the involvement of other...
 
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