The German Ministry of Defense did not report how much it might cost to deploy and permanently house in Lithuania about 5,000 German military and civilian employees and their families, but Spiegel received such data from its own sources.
Stationing a permanent German brigade in Lithuania could cost around 11 billion euros. Spiegel reported this, citing its own sources of information.
The German Ministry of Defense has not yet reported how much the deployment and permanent deployment to Lithuania of approximately 5,000 German military and civilian employees and their families may cost, but according to information received from a representative of the Ministry of Defense in Bundestag Defense Committee , the publication writes that we are talking about 11 billion euros.
In addition, annual operating costs could be around 1 billion euros, another 4 billion needed to purchase equipment for the brigade, including tanks, and around 6 billion for infrastructure and other need.
It is noted that this amount does not include additional payments to military personnel for service abroad.
It is also reported that all the details of the financing have not yet been agreed between Germany and Lithuania.
It was previously reported that the largest military exercise in the country’s history will take place in Lithuania this summer.
Source: korrespondent
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