Lithuania wants the United States to bring more defence systems such as long-range Patriot and short-range Avenger missiles to the Baltics where some fear Russia is more powerful in the air.The country has asked Washington to install the systems more regularly for exercises, arguing that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) needs to know the region well in case of conflict, Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis told Reuters.“Yes, of course (we are asking)”, he told Reuters this week. “We are talking not only about the Patriots but also other capabilities, such as short-range Avengers, and other systems to create a regional …read more
Source: Gulf times
