Germany's defense minister is less wary of the Russian threat than some NATO countries, saying society needs to “wake up” to the threat, but that Russia is currently unlikely to attack NATO. Stated.
Europe's military leaders seem to be singing the same hymn in recent weeks, with politicians and generals following suit one after another, warning of war with Russia in five to 10 years.
Germany's Boris Pistorius followed suit. speak to newspaper Der Tagesspiegel In an interview commemorating his first anniversary as defense minister, he quoted an expert who warned of a Russian attack.
But Pistorius' comments were less harsh than those of others, including a senior NATO military official, Adm. Rob Bauer, who told journalists this week that military leaders' comments led civilians to reduce stockpiles. He said if he is forced to buy it, he considers it a positive thing. We need to change our attitude towards war. Instead, Pistorius said that although Europe presents a Russian threat not seen in decades, “I think a Russian attack is unlikely at this point.”
Germany's defense chief, citing his own military experts, said he expected it would take “a period of five to eight years for this to become possible,” adding that countries like Sweden have recently become more concerned. He said he could understand why there was an uproar. They are in an “even more serious situation” because they are much closer to the Russian border.
This week, Europe's largest newspaper reported that documents purported to be German military planning documents have been leaked. They predicted an alarming escalation in violence in Europe, including a new Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Newspapers also predicted that Moscow would provoke trumped-up border clashes with European countries and eventually launch an invasion of NATO member Poland to seize the strategic Sławki Ditch.
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Pistorius appears to have tacitly acknowledged that his comments were leaked. Targets Spiegel On the other hand, they make it clear that they are not planning assumptions, but rather may be one of the various scenarios considered.
When asked how Germany was preparing, he told this newspaper: “We are considering both the possible risk scenario and the maximum risk scenario…of course we consider the worst-case scenario. “We have an obligation. The sole purpose is to know where our country's deficit is in an emergency.” This is where we need to be better prepared. ”
In terms of what he believes needs to be done, the paper points out that politicians who are more popular than German Chancellor Scholtz and who are seen as potential successors to the German Chancellor have the ability to “wake up society. “The time has come.''and make Germany “war ready” [“kriegstüchtig”]. Part of that means better protecting and preparing our people, he said, and that will serve a deeper purpose than simply being ready to confront Russian aggression.
“Simply put, if you find your roof is leaking, you need to fix it right away before the next rain comes,” he said.
Overall, Pistorius said the key for the coming years is not “strength” but deterrence, in remarks that may have sounded like a rebuttal to other European politicians and military personnel: Stated.Alarmism is also wrong. ” After all, this interview comes amid a flurry of predictions of an impending medium-term war with Russia, from Poland's invasion of Europe within three years to the possibility of a world war on four fronts by Britain within five years. It was held inside. 20 years of instability from NATO command.
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