Norwegian Foreign Minister Huitfeldt in Lithuania: “Our deterrent must be credible”
We will show that we stand up for each other, Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt (AP) said when she visited the Norwegian soldiers in the NATO country Lithuania.
The Norwegian force in the country was expanded in February, just a few days after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. Huitfeldt reassured everyone present that there was no imminent danger of war in Lithuania.
“There is no immediate threat… But it is important for us to show that NATO solidarity applies in full,” she told NTB in the camp where the Norwegian soldiers are stationed.
Many of the soldiers there are young, and some have just completed their first service. In Lithuania, they will serve as a deterrent to a Russian attack on NATO countries.
“We will show that we have a credible deterrent and that we stand up for each other,” Huitfeldt emphasized.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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