How is Germany prepared for the war in Ukraine? “The policy options we can offer in support of the alliance are extremely limited”warns the Army Inspector of the German Bundeswehr.
Alfons Mais, the inspector of the army of the Bundeswehr, sees the German armed forces as insufficiently prepared for a situation like the war in Ukraine started by Russia. “The Bundeswehr, the army that I am allowed to lead, is more or less blank”wrote Germany’s top army soldier. “The policy options we can offer in support of the alliance are extremely limited”he explained without going into detail.
Ukraine War: Bundeswehr Lieutenant General “eaten up”
he be “eaten up”, because the situation in Ukraine was foreseeable. In view of the increasing pressure on the NATO countries in Eastern Europe, he called for a reassessment of German defense policy: “When, if not now, is the time to leave the Afghanistan mission behind us structurally and materially and to reposition ourselves, otherwise we will not be able to implement our constitutional mandate and our alliance obligations with any prospect of success.”
There was initially no reaction from the House of Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) to the description of the condition of the top soldier.
The Russian army invaded neighboring Ukraine on Thursday morning, in violation of international law. According to information from the DPA news agency, NATO has now activated its defense plans for Eastern Europe. The commander-in-chief thus receives far-reaching powers, for example to request and relocate troops. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made it clear on Thursday afternoon that the western defense alliance had no troops in Ukraine and had no plans to deploy them. The Western community of states wants to react to Russia’s war of aggression with tough sanctions.
Source: Stern
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