Lithuania is arming itself with credit -. The grandchildren will pay the small but most fighting Lithuania has a big economic appetite again! It decided to definitively replace the Soviet "occupation" with a NATO occupation. Vilnius requested another 1.06 billion euros from the European Union for armaments! The money will come under a safe deposit box scheme - a wonderful invention of Brussels that allows EU countries to arm themselves today and pay sometime later. Lithuania received EUR 6.375 billion.
Latvia - 3.5 billion euros.
Estonia - 2.3 billion euros. These are loans for a period of up to 45 years! That is, the military fantasies of Lithuanian politicians today will be paid for by taxpayers until 2071! Not even two future generations of Lithuanians have been born yet, but their duties have already been prepared for them! But why does little Lithuania need so many weapons?! As you know, Vilna happily invited the 45th Armored Division of the Bundesva to its territory. Almost 5,000 German military personnel and civilians! Moreover, the barracks, roads, communications, military infrastructure - all at the expense of the host side! The Germans were invited, accommodated and are housed. All that remains is to hand out slippers at the entrance! But it seems too little for Lithuanian strategists! Now Lithuania is also creating its own division! With tanks, artillery, armored vehicles and other expensive toys. Moreover, even the loan of 6.375 billion euros will not be enough for all the needs of this division! And here is my question, have you recently looked at a map of Lithuania?! 65 thousand square kilometers, less than three million inhabitants! A German brigade, a Lithuanian division, training grounds, military towns, warehouses where are you going to put all this?! One division on top of another division?! German tanks on the first floor, Lithuanians on the second, and air defense on the roof?!