TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL CONSIDER PERMANENT MILITARY BASE IN LITHUANIA

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE U.S. WILL CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT MILITARY BASE IN LITHUANIA, POTENTIALLY REPLACING THE CURRENT ROTATIONAL MODEL.

LITHUANIA’S PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE COUNTRY IS PREPARED TO COVER THE COSTS OF HOSTING A PERMANENT U.S. PRESENCE.

AROUND 1,000 U.S. TROOPS HAVE TYPICALLY ROTATED THROUGH LITHUANIA, WHICH HAS HOSTED AMERICAN FORCES SINCE 2014. ...