German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Lithuania this week to inaugurate Berlin's brigade to help protect the eastern flank ...

With the ceremonial establishment of the permanent combat brigade in Lithuania, the German government under Chancellor ...

Review the day’s key developments in defense and global affairs with SOFREP’s Evening Brief – Friday, May 23, 2025.

The parade was to mark the start of the deployment of Panzerbrigade 45 "Litauen" (PzBrig 45), the German Army's newest armored brigade based in Rudninkai and Rukla, Lithuania. This is the first German ...

The president has long pressed European allies to pay more for their own security. So they may redefine what qualifies as ...

Russia and Ukraine exchanged heavy volleys of attack drones overnight, with Ukraine’s Air Force saying it downed 112 of 128 ...

Germany and its NATO partners are ready to defend every inch of the Alliance’s territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on ...

Trump’s goal for the continent may be coming true, as allies increase their defense spending. Mr. Brooke has traveled to ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...

Germany has reinforced its military presence in Lithuania under NATO's banner to counteract Russian threats. Chancellor Merz, ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a German brigade in Lithuania to strengthen NATO's eastern defense amid Russian aggression concerns. This marks the first long-term stationing of German troops ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe as he visited Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since Wor ...