{"id":246241,"date":"2025-05-22T12:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chancellor-merz-in-lithuania-to-mark-deployment-german-military-unit-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:05:17","slug":"chancellor-merz-in-lithuania-to-mark-deployment-german-military-unit-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chancellor-merz-in-lithuania-to-mark-deployment-german-military-unit-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor Merz in Lithuania to mark deployment German military unit | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BTEsWJlj6S0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Merz in Lithuania to mark deployment German military unit | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BTEsWJlj6S0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting Lithuania today, to mark the deployment of Germany&#8217;s first permanent overseas military unit since World War II.<\/p>\n<p>The 5000-strong armored brigade will be built up over the next two years and aims to deter potential Russian aggression in the Baltics. 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