"We are ready to receive additional forces right now, for temporary arrival, for reinforcement," he told the Ziniu Radijas news radio on Tuesday. "We are talking about an incoming brigade for deterrence. Rotational deployment, which would in fact mean permanent deployment, requires slightly different infrastructure than for temporary arrival if we needed swift reinforcement."
Temporary deployment could happen if Lithuania saw signs "of some processes in Russia or Belarus or elsewhere, causing our concern", he said.
Meanwhile, for the permanent deployment of a brigade-sized unit in Lithuania, conditions would have to be provided, including the construction of barracks to replace the existing tents and container buildings, and also the equipment of sports halls and other facilities.
Lithuania's representatives say their goal is to have a fully-deployed brigade in the country by around 2027, following improvements to the host nation's infrastructure. Lithuania plans to invest 0.5 billion euros to achieve that.