00:01For the first time in its history, the Bundeswehr is permanently deploying a combat brigade abroad.
00:07By the end of 2027, around 5,000 German troops will be stationed in Lithuania.
00:12For the Baltic state, which borders Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave,
00:17the brigade represents a vital security guarantee.
00:21For Vilnius, the brigade is a clear sign of Germany's long-term commitment.
00:26In Lithuania, it has a very positive effect.
00:29In Lithuania, more than 80% of the population trusts Germany and the Germans' decision.
00:36So this is also something to bear in mind.
00:40This is the fact that I always share with my colleagues in Germany,
00:44saying that you are not only welcome, we believe in what you are doing, we have no doubts,
00:48and we believe in our joint future.
00:51So from our side, it's also additional, but from our side, what concerns host nation support, we are doing maximum.
00:59But the brigade isn't just there to reassure Lithuania.
01:01It's also meant to send a clear message to any potential aggressor.
01:05For the adversaries that would think that this part of the front line of NATO is somehow weak,
01:13so it proves that they are wrong, and the message is very clear.
01:18So troops are here already, and they will be increased, and this is the clear sign that the defence will
01:26be,
01:26if it is needed, turned on from the very first to second.
01:31So I see it as the factor for effective deterrence.
01:35For Lithuania, the brigade marks a new chapter in its defence partnership with Germany,
01:40one built on a permanent presence rather than temporary deployments.
01:44Localisation 6현
01:44world is a soldier, I have no idea that the team works for a long andしい crew It
01:44is extremely crucial to the way the world supports all this. For
01:45Lithuania, the brigade of the brigade that the brigade of the brigade has
01:45been reconfigured into action with. For
01:45Lithuania, the brigade of the brigade of the brigade of the brigade combat
01:45s, we have the other side of the brigade of the brigade ofusan and the brigade. Which
01:45is probably the way the one we have developed at some level.
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