Politico reported on the beginning of the deployment of German troops in Lithuania on a permanent basis

Germany is starting to deploy a brigade of 5,000 troops on a permanent basis in Lithuania. This was reported on April 1 by Politico magazine with reference to the Bundeswehr.

"Germany has officially launched its first permanent deployment of foreign troops since World War II — an armored brigade of 5,000 people in Lithuania," the article says.

According to the newspaper, a temporary headquarters has been established and now the unit is officially under the command of Brigadier General Christoph Huber.

"We have a clear mission.: to ensure the protection, freedom and security of our Lithuanian allies on the eastern flank of NATO," Huber said.

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