U.S. Ambassador Kara McDonald praised Lithuania as a model ally and thanked it for the assistance. She noted at the location that.
It was challenging to retrieve the truck and that “as our secretary of defense stated, we will not rest until our troops are found.”
In Washington this week, Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Kestutis Budrys informed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his nation was prepared to receive more American soldiers.
When questioned about the missing troops, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that he had not received a briefing on the situation.
Andrius Sytas reported, with Janis Laizans, Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, and Susan Heavey contributing additional information. Andrew Cawthorne and Alison Williams edited the article.
