Germany offers to station 4,000 troops in Lithuania to strengthen Nato flank

German defence minister Boris Pistorius made the announcement in the Lithuanian capital (AP)

Germany is willing to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to strengthen Nato’s eastern flank, German defence minister Boris Pistorius has said.

During a visit to the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Mr Pistorius said: “Germany is prepared to permanently station a robust brigade in Lithuania.”