Germany is willing to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a press conference at Exercise Griffin Storm 2023 during the visit to the Training Range in Pabrade, some 60 km north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, June 26, 2023. – Germany is willing to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Monday.
Until now, however, there have been differences over whether the soldiers should be permanently stationed in Lithuania or only sent there temporarily for exercises. The Lithuanian government has demanded a permanent presence, while the German government for a long time was very reluctant to do that. “We as the Federal Republic of Germany explicitly acknowledge our responsibility and our obligation as a NATO member state, as the largest economy in Europe, to stand up for the protection of the eastern flank,” Pistorius said.
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