Lithuania Seeks Permanent US Troop Deployment in Face of Russian Build-Up

Soldiers hold Lithuanian and U.S. flags during the opening ceremony of the U.S. army camp Herkus, in Pabrade, Lithuania, on Aug. 30, 2021. Janis Laizans/Reuters

RUKLA, Lithuani—Lithuania will ask the United States to permanently station troops in the country to help boost security, the Baltic nation’s president said on Wednesday.

Gitanas Nauseda spoke after welcoming new rotation of German-led international NATO battle group, deployed in 2017 and soon to include 350 additional German troops in response to Russia massing its troops near Ukraine.