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Feb 4 • 08:22 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Večernji List

This is happening for the first time since World War II: 4,800 soldiers are being sent to NATO's Eastern Flank

Germany has permanently stationed 4,800 soldiers and 200 civilian employees in Lithuania to secure NATO's eastern flank against Russia for the first time since World War II.

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