Lithuanian Prime Minister says military cleared to purchase Patriot missiles if required

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.

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