Security Sunday: Die neue Front der Bundeswehr in Litauen – mit Robertas Kaunas

Germany is deploying Panzerbrigade 45 to Lithuania, with nearly 5,000 German troops to be permanently stationed there by 2027. The brigade will be based in the most exposed stretch of NATO territory, wedged between the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus. Berlin frames the deployment as the flagship project of its "Zeitenwende" defense shift. The threat from Russia is no longer theoretical: drones, disinformation and fires affecting infrastructure underscore the risks. Watch whether the 2027 timeline and troop numbers hold as NATO weighs further eastern-flank commitments.