As NATO allies continue to reject calls to send ground troops into Ukraine, around 5,000 German soldiers are preparing to relocate to Lithuania in 2027, in a historic move that will see the first permanent deployment of German troops since the Second World War. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visited troops in Bavaria who will be affected by the move. He said Germany has “experience with foreign deployments, including through the Battle Group”. “Nevertheless, the conditions here are different, as we are talking about several years and, in many cases, deployments accompanied by families…