The commander of the armed forces of the Republic Valdemaras Rupshis noted that he can no longer, by transferring available resources to Ukraine, "undress the army"VILNIUS, October 26.
/tass/. The transfer to Ukraine of howitzers and anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) NASAMS, which are in service with the Lithuanian army, is impossible, as this will negatively affect the firepower of Lithuanian units. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by the commander of the armed forces of the Baltic Republic, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupshis.
"We must be provided with weapons, otherwise we will not be able to fulfill our tasks, including within the framework of NATO," he said.
According to Rupshis, he can no longer, by transferring the available resources to Ukraine, "undress the army." "We need to look for other support options," the commander argued.
He promised to announce this position at the next meeting of the State Defense Council. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on October 12 that a decision would be made at this meeting on the transfer of howitzers and NASAMS to Kiev.
The work of the State Defense Council, which includes the Prime Minister, the head of the military department, the Commander of the army and the Speaker of the Parliament, is headed by the President of Lithuania. Meetings of the Council on the initiative of the Head of State are held as problems arise that need to be addressed at this level.
