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Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė on Monday signed a deal confirming that Lithuania is buying several dozen German-made Leopard 2 tanks. The signing ceremony took place in Berlin, where the new minister arrived on her first foreign trip, the ministry has said.

This autumn Lithuania is expected to sign agreements on the acquisition of tanks Leopard 2. President’s chief national security adviser Kęstutis Budrys said so in an interview to the radio station Žinių radijas on Tuesday.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas suggests reviewing Lithuania’s defence procurement priorities and acquiring more air defence systems now, whereas the planned tank battalion could be formed in stages by 2035.

Ten tanks of the United States Armed Forces arrived in Lithuania on Friday in an effort to deter Russia and demonstrate the US commitment to NATO's collective defence.

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