At the Madrid summit, NATO leaders approved plans to increase the forces deployed a few years ago in the Eastern wing of the Alliance, including in Lithuania.In June, the German and Lithuanian leaders agreed on the deployment of the German brigade in Lithuania.At the beginning of September, the forward command element of the 41st tank brigade of the German first tank division arrived in Lithuania.The entire brigade should move to Lithuania around 2025, when the necessary infrastructure will be installed.However, doubts arose this week whether the German military unit will be permanently stationed in Lithuania.Such doubts were caused by the statements of the defense ministers of Germany and Lithuania that a German army brigade will be transferred to Lithuania within 10 days in the event of a crisis.