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Germany set to defend NATO neighbors with new brigade in Lithuania

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    • 88:88
      Friedrich Merz
      Anyone who challenges NATO must know that we are prepared. Anyone who threatens an ally must know that the entire alliance will jointly defend every inch of NATO territory,
      Japan Today
      Merz told delegates at a roll call for the new 45 Armoured Brigade
    • 88:88
      Friedrich Merz
      Our goal is to provide in future all financial means necessary for the Bundeswehr to become Europe's strongest conventional army,
      Japan Today
      Merz said
    • 88:88
      Protecting Vilnius is protecting Berlin,
      Japan Today
      he added, telling a crowd of cheering onlookers waving paper flags for the two nations that Lithuanians could count on Germany
    • 88:88
      We stand firmly by Ukraine but we also stand together as Europeans as a whole and we play, whenever possible, as a team with the US.”
      Guardian
      Merz, the first chancellor to have himself served in the Bundeswehr, said
    • 88:88
      We understand the threat and believe that we can face up to the threat with our allies,
      Guardian
      He said ... noting
    • 88:88
      Every Lithuanian knows: if the Russians come, no one will be spared.”
      Guardian
      She said
    • 88:88
      Friedrich Merz
      There is a threat to us all from Russia,
      International Business Times AU
      Merz told reporters in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius
    • 88:88
      Together we will ensure that the people of Lithuania and Germany never face the ultimate test: that of war,
      International Business Times AU
      Nauseda said
    • 88:88
      For us, the war is nearby, not somewhere far away,
      International Business Times AU
      Vytautas Masalskis, 52, told AFP in Vilnius
    • 88:88
      With this, we also want to send a signal to our allies: let us now invest with determination in our own security,
      The Independent
      he added
    • 88:88
      Together with our partners, we are determined to defend the alliance territory against any aggression. The security of our Baltic allies is also our security,
      Reuters
      Merz told reporters
    • 88:88
      Friedrich Merz
      European defence capabilities must be strengthened in the long term and our defence industry must expand its capacities".
      Reuters
      On the goals of the upcoming summit, Merz said
    • 88:88
      Every ton of CO2 we can save is a good thing. We have to be open to technology here,
      Deutsche Welle
      Reiche told journalists in Brussels
    • 88:88
      Friedrich Merz
      Lithuania has asked for support — and Germany stands ready,
      Deutsche Welle
      Merz said during the ceremony, which Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda also attended
    • 88:88
      George Simion
      Just as Călin Georgescu was removed and the elections were annulled [last year], we will challenge the election of Nicușor Dan for exactly the same reasons,
      Guardian
      George Simion, an EU-critical, Trump-admiring former soccer ultra, said in a statement to local media
    • 88:88
      Marco Rubio
      We can’t end the war without talking to [Putin].”
      The Telegraph
      Asked why he refused to use the label, Mr Rubio
    • 88:88
      Friedrich Merz
      I assure you, that time is over,
      Irish Times
      Merz said
    • 88:88
      Boris Pistorius
      Germany will be ready to defend every square inch of NATO territory,
      Deutsche Welle
      Defense Minister Boris Pistorius vowed in his first speech to the Bundestag after the new government took over two weeks ago