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Exclusive: NATO to ask Berlin for seven more brigades under new targets, sources say
NATO will ask Germany to provide seven more brigades, or some 40,000 troops, for the alliance's defence, three sources told ...
Caught Between Russia and the U.S., Germany Aims to Be a Stronger Force in NATO
As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based ...
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Dutch NATO math portends uphill battle for Europe on defense spending
The alliance's Capability Targets 2025, to be formally set at a summit in June, will significantly increase the requirements ...
Germany sends long-term troops to Lithuania to protect NATO border
Germany is deploying soldiers beyond its border, moving troops into Lithuania to defend its European neighbor.
Germany and Ukraine to jointly develop new long-range weapons as U.N. experts accuse Russia of war crimes
Germany and Ukraine strike a deal to jointly develop weapons with "no range restrictions," as the Kremlin says Trump's jabs ...
Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II
Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...
Germany set to defend NATO neighbours with new brigade in Lithuania
Germany and its NATO partners are prepared to defend every inch of the alliance's territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said ...
Germany Says It Will Step Up Weapons Support for Ukraine
In the latest sign of a warming relationship, President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Berlin with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who ...
Merz Sees Germany on NATO Path to 5% Goal Defense Spending
Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.
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NATO to ask Berlin for seven more brigades under new targets: sources
The alliance is dramatically increasing its military capability targets as it views Russia as a much greater threat since its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine ...
Lavrov points to Germany’s Nazi past, warns against NATO expansion to include Ukraine
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov raised alarms about NATO's expansion and Germany's military buildup. He recalled ...