Chancellor Friedrich Merz has inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as he traveled to ...

With the ceremonial establishment of the permanent combat brigade in Lithuania, the German government under Chancellor ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as he traveled to NATO partner Lithuania Thursday to ...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO's eastern flank and declared Thursday that “the ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe as he visited Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since Wor ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday inaugurated a historic new brigade in Lithuania, saying that Germany and its NATO partners are prepared to defend every inch of the alliance's territory.

Lithuania to spend more than 5% on defense Host Lithuania said in January that it would raise its defense spending to between 5% and 6% of GDP starting next year, from a bit over 3%. That made it ...

Germany's Merz Inaugurates a Historic New Brigade in Lithuania and Pushes for Security Spending VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that “the security of our ...

“This is a historic day,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said after meeting Merz. “This is a day of trust, responsibility and action.” German brigade to be at full strength in 2027 ...