Germany discussing sending more troops to Lithuania - defence minister


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  • Sunday, 06 Feb 2022

FILE PHOTO: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht meets soldiers as she visits Rukla military base, Lithuania December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is considering deploying additional troops to Lithuania, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said, as tensions remained high over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

In an interview with the Funke media group to be published online on Sunday and in newspapers on Monday, Lambrecht said Germany was "already making an important contribution in Lithuania" by leading a NATO battlegroup.

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