**German Defense Minister Lambrecht visited Lithuania and said NATO must “do more” in the face of Putin’s “delusions of grandeur.” She inaugurated a command center that will allow for the transfer of up to 5,000 troops.**
The NATO military alliance must “do more” to protect itself from Russia, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Saturday.
Lambrecht made the comments during a visit to Lithuania, where she met with German troops deployed there as part of a NATO mission as well as with her Lithuanian counterpart Arvydas Anusauskas.
**What did Lambrecht say?**
“One thing is certain: the current situation means we need to do more together,” Lambrecht said.
Lambrecht stressed that no one can “know how far Putin’s delusions of grandeur can go.”
“The brutal Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is getting more and more brutal and unscrupulous. … Russia’s threat of nuclear weapons shows that Russian authorities have no scruples,” she said.
President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have on multiple occasions alluded to Moscow’s nuclear capabilities when addressing the West on its role in supporting Ukraine. The United States has said that it sees no indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons.
Germany’s defense minister also reiterated Berlin’s commitment to strengthening NATO’s eastern flank.
“We’ve heard Russia’s threats to Lithuania, which was implementing European sanctions on the border with Kaliningrad. There are not the first threats, and we must take them seriously and be prepared,” she said. “We stand by our allies.”
Lithuania borders the Russian exclave Kaliningrad as well as Moscow ally Belarus.
**NATO’s presence in Lithuania**
Germany deployed its first troops to Lithuania in 2017. Berlin agreed to ramp up its mission in Lithuania following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
On Friday, Lambrecht inaugurated a permanent German command center in Lithuania. She said the center would help move a NATO brigade, made up of 3,500-5,000 troops, to Lithuania in 10 days if needed.
There are currently about 1,600 NATO soldiers stationed in Lithuania.
“The security of Lithuania is the security of Germany. It is this promise of common security that we are recommitting ourselves to today,” Lambrecht said at a ceremony at Lithuania’s Rukla military base.
Don’t know why NATO has to do more when at home Rheinmetall is still waiting for German government approval for exports to Ukraine, where they are actually doing something against Russia.
NATO must do more? Germany has been appeasing Russia for decades and is currently blocking arms shipments. Their army is far from mission ready. Germany is the second largest economy within NATO and must itself do more.
Germany trolling or what?
Germany and on smaller scale France are the reason why Baltics, Poland and Eastern Europe in general they will never trust an EU army
I’m pretty sure Lambrecht includes Germany in her concept of NATO when she says it has to do more.
How about a crackdown against collaborationist and pro-genocide influencers?
If you think it’s all about bullets and rockets you’re missing a battlefield
everytime we talk about sending tanks you keep screeching about some informal agreement and pointing fingers to others, though.
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how about we do more by getting german tanks into ukraine. how about those 100 marders?
_Someone else_ must do something quick!
On a more positive note: Ukraine is currently winning and taking territory at breakneck speed. Can we send them more of what they have proven works: T-72s, Artillery and MRLS+guided rockets?
To start, then, Germany could stop slow-walking or warering down every single sanctions proposal, which it’s been doing since this started.
Germany should align with NATO obligations firstly
The way things have been till now is not cutting it any longer
The mentally of “Why use the tanks/submarines you produce when you can sell them?” (2% of GDP spending on defence obligation for NATO? Don’t care!)
“Germany’s lack of military readiness ‘dramatic,’ says Bundeswehr commissioner”
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**German Defense Minister Lambrecht visited Lithuania and said NATO must “do more” in the face of Putin’s “delusions of grandeur.” She inaugurated a command center that will allow for the transfer of up to 5,000 troops.**
The NATO military alliance must “do more” to protect itself from Russia, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Saturday.
Lambrecht made the comments during a visit to Lithuania, where she met with German troops deployed there as part of a NATO mission as well as with her Lithuanian counterpart Arvydas Anusauskas.
**What did Lambrecht say?**
“One thing is certain: the current situation means we need to do more together,” Lambrecht said.
Lambrecht stressed that no one can “know how far Putin’s delusions of grandeur can go.”
“The brutal Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is getting more and more brutal and unscrupulous. … Russia’s threat of nuclear weapons shows that Russian authorities have no scruples,” she said.
President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have on multiple occasions alluded to Moscow’s nuclear capabilities when addressing the West on its role in supporting Ukraine. The United States has said that it sees no indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons.
Germany’s defense minister also reiterated Berlin’s commitment to strengthening NATO’s eastern flank.
“We’ve heard Russia’s threats to Lithuania, which was implementing European sanctions on the border with Kaliningrad. There are not the first threats, and we must take them seriously and be prepared,” she said. “We stand by our allies.”
Lithuania borders the Russian exclave Kaliningrad as well as Moscow ally Belarus.
**NATO’s presence in Lithuania**
Germany deployed its first troops to Lithuania in 2017. Berlin agreed to ramp up its mission in Lithuania following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
On Friday, Lambrecht inaugurated a permanent German command center in Lithuania. She said the center would help move a NATO brigade, made up of 3,500-5,000 troops, to Lithuania in 10 days if needed.
There are currently about 1,600 NATO soldiers stationed in Lithuania.
“The security of Lithuania is the security of Germany. It is this promise of common security that we are recommitting ourselves to today,” Lambrecht said at a ceremony at Lithuania’s Rukla military base.
Don’t know why NATO has to do more when at home Rheinmetall is still waiting for German government approval for exports to Ukraine, where they are actually doing something against Russia.
NATO must do more? Germany has been appeasing Russia for decades and is currently blocking arms shipments. Their army is far from mission ready. Germany is the second largest economy within NATO and must itself do more.
Germany trolling or what?
Germany and on smaller scale France are the reason why Baltics, Poland and Eastern Europe in general they will never trust an EU army
I’m pretty sure Lambrecht includes Germany in her concept of NATO when she says it has to do more.
How about a crackdown against collaborationist and pro-genocide influencers?
If you think it’s all about bullets and rockets you’re missing a battlefield
everytime we talk about sending tanks you keep screeching about some informal agreement and pointing fingers to others, though.
​
how about we do more by getting german tanks into ukraine. how about those 100 marders?
_Someone else_ must do something quick!
On a more positive note: Ukraine is currently winning and taking territory at breakneck speed. Can we send them more of what they have proven works: T-72s, Artillery and MRLS+guided rockets?
To start, then, Germany could stop slow-walking or warering down every single sanctions proposal, which it’s been doing since this started.
Germany should align with NATO obligations firstly
The way things have been till now is not cutting it any longer
The mentally of “Why use the tanks/submarines you produce when you can sell them?” (2% of GDP spending on defence obligation for NATO? Don’t care!)
“Germany’s lack of military readiness ‘dramatic,’ says Bundeswehr commissioner”
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