On Monday, 8 April, Germany sent an advance team of 20 soldiers to Lithuania, laying the groundwork for the recently discussed establishment of a permanent brigade in the Nato country, Statista reports. According to Deutsche Welle reporting, the 5,000-strong strike force called Panzerbrigade 45 is said to become fully operational by 2027. The brigade will support the already existing so-called Nato Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic country, which, in contrast to Panzerbrigade 45, rotates its personnel regularly and was made up of soldiers from Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Luxembourg, the N…