NATO maneuver “Steadfast Defender”: Alliance rehearses for Russian attack – with Emden playing an important role. Tens of thousands of soldiers from all 31 NATO member states plus Sweden practice raising the alarm after an alliance has occurred.
Several cargo ships from the British armed forces are expected to moor in the port of Emden in the early afternoon (February 14) According to a NATO spokesman, they have around 600 vehicles on board – a mixed combat brigade in which “everything is included”