Lithuanian president says 'every inch of NATO territory must be defended'

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VILNIUS, Nov 15 (Reuters) - NATO member Lithuania's president said Tuesday evening that 'every inch of NATO territory' must be defended after an explosion was reported in a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine.

"Concerning news from Poland tonight on at least two explosions. Keeping a close contact with our Polish friends. Lithuania stands in strong solidarity with Poland. Every inch of NATO territory must be defended!," President Gitanas Nauseda tweeted.

"The cause of the explosions is not yet known, but at the same time Russian missiles attacked Ukraine," Nauseda added in a Facebook post. "The terrorist regime will be stopped by united force of the allies".

Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius; editing by Jonathan Oatis

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EnnSenior on November 15th, 2022 at 21:01 UTC »

Soon we will see long distance systems be a part on Ukrainian arsenal.

stamper2495 on November 15th, 2022 at 20:56 UTC »

As a Polish guy it is nice to hear such words from Lithuania considering our different perspective on our common history

G_Wash1776 on November 15th, 2022 at 20:35 UTC »

Lithuania like tag me the fuck in