Friedrich Merz visited a naval headquarters in Rostock and toured the anti-submarine frigate Bayern, observing military exercises. Germany's CTF Baltic command, established in 2024, aims to secure the Baltic Sea and plan NATO maritime missions near Russia's border. Johann Wadephul conducted inaugural visits to Tallinn and Copenhagen to strengthen security cooperation with Estonia and Denmark. Wadephul warned of Russian "hybrid aggression," including the cutting of undersea cables and GPS disruptions. Meetings included Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, President Alar Karis, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, and European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre. Denmark is advancing protection of critical North and Baltic Sea infrastructure during its EU presidency.
Merz is scheduled to fly by helicopter to the Bayern, an anti-submarine frigate, where he will take a tour. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is touring naval operations for the first time. In Rostock, on the Baltic Sea, Merz was visiting Germany's CTF Baltic command, which was set up in 2024 to secure the Baltic Sea and plan NATO maritime missions near Russia's border.
"The security of the Baltic region is also our security in Germany," Wadephul said on his inaugural visits to Tallinn and Copenhagen. He warned of Russia's "hybrid aggression," citing the cutting of undersea cables and GPS disruptions. In the Estonian capital, Wadephul is meeting Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and President Alar Karis before talks in Copenhagen with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre.
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