WASHINGTON — This is end-of-life preparation, European style.
As Russia's nuclear saber attack reaches new heights, Berlin has begun planning how it can support the deployment of up to 800,000 NATO troops, including Americans, to Ukraine, a confidential document said on Wednesday. It became clear.
Operation Deutschland is a 1,000-page plan to prepare Germany for possible World War III scenarios.
The newspaper said the top secret document details specific buildings and infrastructure that must be protected for military use and how businesses and civilians should prepare in the event of an increased threat. German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
They also suggested that Berlin was preparing ways to push 200,000 military vehicles into German territory if the alliance needed to join the Ukrainian effort, although further details were kept classified. Ta.
Germany is also advising its citizens on how to increase self-sufficiency and prepare for the worst through mechanisms such as installing diesel generators and even wind turbines, the report said.
Putin: “Playing with our fears''
The vigilance against Germany does not subside. Sweden and Norway have also recently published pamphlets and literature instructing their citizens how to prepare if the conflict in the Ukraine war spills into their countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin formally changed the Kremlin's nuclear strike policy on Tuesday, announcing that the Russian government could use nuclear weapons to counter a “conventional” attack by non-nuclear weapons. Concerns are growing.
Berlin has been criticized for what it sees as reluctance to support the fight against Ukraine beyond 2022, but German Foreign Minister Annalena Verbock said on Tuesday that her country was “terrified” by Putin's nuclear policy shift. There is no such thing.”
“Putin is playing on our fears. He didn't start this 1,000 days ago. [when Russia invaded Ukraine]he started in 2014 [when Russia annexed Crimea,” she said. “Germany, in particular, made the mistake back then, especially politically, of allowing itself to be intimidated by this fear — and above all, not listening to its partners, especially our Eastern European partners, who made it clear at the time that we must not rely on promises from the Kremlin.”
“We must invest in our own security and protection,” she added.
The policy change was in response to another major development in the war’s prosecution this week: the long-awaited US decision to allow Ukraine to fire American-made longer-range missiles into Russia — eliminating a former “safe space” Russia enjoyed 190-miles from the Ukrainian border.
That move — as well as Germany’s reported decision to create a WWIII plan — was spurred by Russia’s decision to ask North Korea to send at least 10,00 troops to help fight Ukraine, with a possibility of bringing in another 100,000 from the communist US adversary, insiders say.
Many world leaders, experts and US officials have said that the direct involvement of US troops is the most significant escalations in the war since its start.
Path to victory
Europe’s preparations come after Trump regularly warned audiences at his campaign rallies that the US could be on the brink of World War III as three of America’s foremost adversaries — Russia, North Korea and Iran — are now actively involved in conflicts with US allies.
Without Trump announcing a formal plan for how he will handle the Ukraine war, some Russia hawks and NATO states have feared he might sympathize with Moscow. However, the once and future president has shown recent signs of supporting Ukraine in reaching a just end to the war.
For example, Trump indicated he would not oppose allowing Ukraine to continue firing into Russia once he comes into office in a recent conversation with an “Eastern European president,” a source told The Post on Wednesday.
That strategy of hitting Russia directly is a major part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s “victory plan” he has been pitching to world leaders — including Trump — since this fall.
“I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, the Victory Plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine,” Zelensky posted to X after Trump secured the 2024 election. “I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the “peace through strength” approach in global affairs.”
“This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer. I am hopeful that we will put it into action together.”
Zelensky has continued singing the president-elect’s praises this week, telling Fox News on Tuesday that he believed the Republican’s election will bring a swifter end to the war because Trump is “stronger” than Putin.
However, the Ukrainian president also cautioned that if the US Congress refuses to continue military aid for Ukraine, his country “will lose.”
Still, he was optimistic in a Sunday interview with Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne that — thanks in part to Trump’s election — the war could end next year through diplomatic means.
“[The war] “The policies of this team, which will now lead the White House, will bring this to an end more quickly,” he said, referring to the incoming Trump administration. “This is their approach, this is their commitment to society, and it is very important to them as well,” he added.
Additional reporting by Diana Glebova
