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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,
Merz told delegates at a roll call for the new 45 Armoured Brigade Our goal is to provide in future all financial means necessary for the Bundeswehr to become Europe's strongest conventional army,
Protecting Vilnius is protecting Berlin,
he added, telling a crowd of cheering onlookers waving paper flags for the two nations that Lithuanians could count on Germany 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.”
Merz, the first chancellor to have himself served in the Bundeswehr, said We understand the threat and believe that we can face up to the threat with our allies,
Every Lithuanian knows: if the Russians come, no one will be spared.”
There is a threat to us all from Russia,
Merz told reporters in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius Together we will ensure that the people of Lithuania and Germany never face the ultimate test: that of war,
For us, the war is nearby, not somewhere far away,
Vytautas Masalskis, 52, told AFP in Vilnius With this, we also want to send a signal to our allies: let us now invest with determination in our own security,
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,
European defence capabilities must be strengthened in the long term and our defence industry must expand its capacities".
On the goals of the upcoming summit, Merz said Every ton of CO2 we can save is a good thing. We have to be open to technology here,
Reiche told journalists in Brussels Lithuania has asked for support — and Germany stands ready,
Merz said during the ceremony, which Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda also attended 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,
George Simion, an EU-critical, Trump-admiring former soccer ultra, said in a statement to local media We can’t end the war without talking to [Putin].”
Asked why he refused to use the label, Mr Rubio I assure you, that time is over,
Germany will be ready to defend every square inch of NATO territory,
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius vowed in his first speech to the Bundestag after the new government took over two weeks ago