Up to 5,000 German soldiers should be permanently ready for combat in Lithuania by the end of 2027. The incident team was welcomed in Vilnius by the newly appointed Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas.
The brigade's main deployment location will be the Rudnai military training area, not far from the border with Belarus. 85 percent of Lithuanian society supported the project, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte is coordinating an interagency group to implement the project.