Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has announced her resignation following a week-long rift with Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene over the country’s military budget.
The dispute reportedly stemmed from an off-the-record meeting on October 14 where Defense Ministry staff encouraged journalists to pressure the government to raise its budget allocation to 5% of Lithuania’s GDP, as demanded by NATO.
The prime minister slammed the meeting as “sabotage” and declared she had lost confidence in the defense minister.
Sakaliene said on Facebook on Wednesday she was stepping down due to “different fundamental views,” after repeated clashes with…
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