U.S. troops to start extended exercises in Lithuania amid tensions over Belarus

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World News
September 3, 2020 / 8:32 AM / 3 days ago
U.S. troops to start extended exercises in Lithuania amid tensions over Belarus
Andrius Sytas

 

VILNIUS (Reuters) - U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a two-month deployment near the Belarus border, but the government said the move was not a message to its Russian-backed neighbor, where protests continue over a disputed election.

In an announcement on Wednesday evening, NATO member Lithuania said U.S. troops will be moved from Poland for pre-planned military exercises. These are “defensive in nature and not directed against any neighbor, including Belarus”, it added.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-us-lithuania/u-s-troops-to-start-extended-exercises-in-lithuania-amid-tensions-over-belarus-idUSKBN25U1W6

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Ahhhh,geeze! Not this crap again!

Are we EVER going to learn?