Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says the military has his permission to purchase the Patriot air defense system if necessary.
“Let’s be clear about the missiles: if the national defence minister and the chief of defence say they must be purchased, nobody will stand in their way, and they have enough funds this year- they probably have over 600 million litas (EUR 173 million) now,” Butkevičius said in an interview with the Žinių Radijas news radio on Thursday.