The Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs underscored his country’s support of NATO, but also voiced strong admiration for President Donald Trump and his encouragement of NATO allies to boost their spending on defense.
In an interview with Newsmax during a recent visit to Washington, D.C, Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys discussed the Russo-Ukraine War and the Lithuanian attitude toward the 47th president.
“And we must strengthen the Western alliance,” he said. “Russia sees the west as vulnerable and would like to destroy NATO. So we must strengthen it to the level of deterrence. We need a strong alliance for Russia to believe it is effective.”
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