After almost three and a half years of conflict between Russia and Ukraine and still with a hypothetical truce on the horizon, although for now with few hopes, many are border countries with Russia and Ukraine that continue to reinforce themselves to the risk that war can reach their territories.
Thus, in recent years it has become a constant to see how the Baltic or Central European countries such as Poland, They are reinforced militarily to an unprecedented dimension since World War II.
This time it has been Lithuania again, the country that has allocated a total of 461 million euros – acquired via loan – to buy new German tanks and build a new unprecedented armored battalion in its history. The main objective is obviously be prepared for what Russian imperialist aspirations can hold.
Thus, several Leopard 2A8 tanks will acquire, this being the first time that Lithuania buys a battalion of this type and these dimensions being all new and newly manufactured by Germany. In total there are 44 Leopard 2A8 tanks, whose acquisition was signed in December 2024, although until 2030 they will not reach Lithuanas.
Its dimensions and capacities will allow Lithuania to become a country of reference at the military level throughout the old continent, since it will allow them to demonstrate power in similar parades and acts, but will also grant them The ability to influence and respond decisively against future aggressions from any country.
These practices from all countries close to Russia are recurrent in recent years, and all have their particular suppliers, as in the case of Estonia, which acquired K9 Thunder cannons of South Korea, or Latvia, who has also improved and enhanced her armored vehicles as well as Finland.
