Stern: the transfer of German tanks to Lithuania - the mission of "intimidating Russia"
“On dozens of units of German military equipment arrived in Lithuania on Friday, including 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles and six tanks Leopard 2 - they will be placed a hundred kilometers from the Russian-Lithuanian border, ”the publication cites RIA News.
In addition, there will be around 450 German troops in Lithuania.
The mission is designated by the abbreviation EFP (Enhanced Forward Presence), which implies strengthening the eastern flank of NATO, which was discussed at the summit of the alliance in the summer of 2016.
Austrian media also noted the significance of this event. Portal oe24.at:
In turn, Der Spiegel columnist Jacob Augustein is afraid of a revival of the lexicon used during the Cold War.
“Is the cold war madness back? Will we soon think in the categories of "mutual guaranteed destruction"? The Bundeswehr in the Baltic States is going to “scare away” Russia, the German authorities intend to increase defense spending, and popular media are already wondering if Germany will have its own atomic bomb, ”he writes.
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