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Johanna Urbancik

Germany stations army brigade in Lithuania amid Russian threat

Germany is bracing for a possible Russian attack on NATO's eastern flank within two years, with Berlin positioned to serve as the alliance's main logistics hub in any conflict, a senior military commander has warned.

Gerald Funke, head of the Bundeswehr's Support Command, said a worst-case scenario would involve a large-scale Russian assault on the Baltic states that would immediately draw in Germany through its brigade stationed in Lithuania.

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