Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s eastern flank and declared Thursday that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as worries about Russian aggression persist.

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German brigade will be deployed in Lithuania to support security of NATO allies in Baltic region, Merz says on visit to Vilnius - Anadolu Ajansı

With the ceremonial establishment of the permanent combat brigade in Lithuania, the German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has opened a new chapter in the revival of German militarism.

The men, Ukrainian nationals, were arrested in Germany and Switzerland, the state prosecutor in Berlin said. They are suspected of planning to sabotage commercial freight infrastructure.

Chancellor Merz welcomes 1st direct talks between Ukrainian, Russian delegations in over 3 years, calls for increased diplomatic efforts to end war - Anadolu Ajansı

Volodymyr Zelensky declared Ukraine was ‘bringing out people home’ after the first stage of a large-scale prisoner swap took place.The Ukrainian president said 390 prisoners were returned on Friday, with more to follow over the weekend in the ‘1,