Commenting on plans to deploy a German brigade in Lithuania, Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova said that this would lead to increased tension in the region. His words lead the way RIA News.
“The increase in the activities and military capabilities of NATO and its member countries near Russian borders is provocative,” he said.
According to him, this does not lead to a decrease in military tensions, but only to an escalation.
Before that, Lithuanian Minister of Defense Arvydas Anusauskas reportedIt was stated that the main troops of the German army brigade transferred to Lithuania will begin to arrive in 2025. They will reach full combat readiness in 2027.
Der Spiegel edition Wrote Germany’s plan to station a Bundeswehr military brigade in Lithuania surprised Vilnius. The document states that Lithuania has long insisted on the deployment of German troops in the country, but now Germany’s decision poses significant financial difficulties for the Baltic country.
Formerly the head of the German Ministry of Defense, Boris Pistorius named The deployment of German troops to Lithuania is a historic moment.