US Troops to Stay Longer in Lithuania, Defense Minister Says

US Troops to Stay Longer in Lithuania, Defense Minister Says
Lithuanian Minister of Defense Raimundas Karoblis attends a ceremony to welcome the German battalion being deployed to Lithuania in Rukla, Lithuania, on Feb. 7, 2017. Ints Kalnins/Reuters
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PABRADE, Lithuania—A new contingent of U.S. troops and armor will be deployed in Lithuania in November but their presence is not linked to the situation in neighboring Belarus, Lithuania’s defense minister said on Tuesday.

Belarus has undergone six weeks of protests since a contested Aug. 9 election which President Alexander Lukashenko said he won.