08.02.2022, 09:34
Zitat:Germany may send more troops to Lithuania, Scholz signalshttps://www.reuters.com/world/germany-ma...022-02-06/
BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signalled on Sunday he was open to deploying more troops to Lithuania to bolster NATO's eastern flank in response to a build-up of Russian troops near the borders of Ukraine. [...] The chancellor said he would discuss this with the heads of the three Baltic states who are set to visit him in Berlin next Thursday.
He nonetheless once more ruled out weapons deliveries to Ukraine due to Germany's policy not to send arms to conflict zones - a stance rooted in the country's bloody 20th century history that has come under scrutiny of late. read more. [...] These so-called NATO battlegroups, led by the United States, Germany, Canada and Britain, are meant to stall an attack in the region and buy time for additional NATO troops to reach the frontline.
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