The head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense said that he asked NATO for a reserve ammunition depot on its territory. He told this to reporters TASS.
According to him, it is necessary to provide conditions for storing an additional arsenal in the territory of the eastern flank of the alliance, which also includes Lithuania, so that the ammunition does not have to be transported across all of Europe.
Formerly at the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense declarationWhile it was reported that Poland participated in the work of the North Atlantic Alliance Energy Security Center operating in Lithuania, the Polish flag was hoisted in front of his office.
According to Zilvinas Tomkus, Deputy Minister of Defense of Lithuania, the republic welcomes the participation of Poland, the country’s strategic partner, in the center of energy security of the North Atlantic Alliance.
He emphasized that Poland is one of the first NATO and EU member states to take steps to exclude energy dependence on the Russian Federation.