Scholz: Germany intends to expand its military presence in the Baltic Sea region

“We will expand our presence, including the deployment of air and naval forces, in the space of the Baltic Sea,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Scholz noted that Germany would also send troops to Slovakia in order to ensure its security.

“I already said on February 27 here in the Bundestag that we will defend every square meter of the territory of the alliance (NATO. -

),” Scholz concluded.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the United States would continue to conduct exercises in the Baltic Sea region and remain active in the region.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas at a meeting in Vilnius of the heads of government of the Baltic States and Germany expressed her hope that concrete steps towards strengthening the eastern wing of the North Atlantic Alliance will be made at the upcoming NATO summit in Madrid.