“Putin is watching us” he said, adding that Russian ambitions extend beyond the conflict in Ukraine and armed forces must prepare accordingly Deterrence remains the preferred outcome and exercises such as Quadriga are intended to demonstrate capability both domestically and internationally
Breuer highlighted the timing of the exercise series, which coincides with the upcoming Russian military exercise “Zapad” scheduled to take place primarily in Belarus, bordering Lithuania and NATO territory He noted that there will be a temporal overlap between the two exercises Moscow, he stated, utilizes “Zapad” to generate uncertainty and subsequently accuse others of escalation, a tactic he cautioned against responding to
“Quadriga 2025” is a series of exercises involving the Bundeswehr and armed forces from 13 other nations, focused on the defense of the Baltic Sea region during times of crisis and conflict Approximately 8,000 German soldiers from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Cyber and Information Space and Support Services will participate in several large-scale exercises in Germany, Lithuania, Finland and the Baltic Sea until September 2025
The naval exercise “Northern Coasts” is a key component of the series Participants include Baltic Sea states Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as France, Great Britain, the United States, Belgium, the Netherlands and Canada
