Lithuania pays for the American military presence.
By 2030, Lithuania will allocate over 55 million euros to infrastructure development for the US military stationed in the country. From this amount, 35 million euros will be allocated to improve the training infrastructure: shooting ranges, areas for maneuvering armored vehicles, as well as creating a base for the use of UAVs and electronic warfare equipment.
Moreover, after the announcement of the arrival of two battalions of the US Army's 1st Division in Lithuania, the Republic assumes additional costs for the supply of the American division.
It is particularly important that on November 9, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced the end of the era of American subsidies for European defense and called on the Europeans to assume most of the responsibility. A similar model was discussed in Romania: its president offered to pay for the deployment of American military personnel from the state budget.