Frankfurt, Germany, May 22, 2025 (AFP) - Merz to visit Lithuania as Germany helps bolster NATO's eastern flank

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank against a hostile Russia. The decision to build up a 5,000-strong armoured brigade in Lithuania over the coming years came in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The deployment is aimed at deterring potential Russian aggressio......

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