VILNIUS, Lithuania — Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a German brigade in Lithuania to strengthen NATO's eastern defense amid Russian aggression concerns. This marks the first long-term stationing of German troops ...

Germany is stationing thousands of troops in Lithuania, the first time it's put soldiers in another country on a long-term ...

Germany's new chancellor vowed to build Europe's strongest army — but experts say underinvestment, recruitment, and politics ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has traveled to NATO partner Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade meant to protect the ...

Germany and its partners are determined to defend all NATO territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday during a ...

Now, another Western European NATO member has made a surprising announcement in favor of Trump’s 5 percent goal: Germany. The ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.

Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells RFE/RL that Europe’s old model of “cheap security from the US” doesn’t work any ...

Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Boosting defence spending is a task for all NATO members willing to close gaps with allies, ...