The German government believes that its leaders have the “largest economy in Europe”son He promised to increase military spending in the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, after revealing “very limited” resources.
Finance Minister Christian Lindner said it was time to make a “turning point” in German defense investments, which have long been the target of criticism from Western allies.
“We have neglected the armed forces so much in the past that they can no longer perform their duties as they should,” he told state television, adding, “The decline in defense spending is no longer proportional to our country’s times.”
Angela Merkelin former defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, previously in Berlinin admitted his historic failure to strengthen himself militarily.
Merkel’in Referring to the invasions carried out by Russia during his time in power, he said, “I am very angry with ourselves for our historical failure. After Georgia, Crimea and Donbass, we did not prepare anything that would really deter Putin.”
The angry comments on Twitter were made by Alphonse Maes, the commander of the German Land Army.in It came after he wrote on LinkedIn that “the options we can offer politicians (NATO) to support are very limited”.
In a harsh confession, he wrote that the German army was “more or less naked”.
“NATO regions are not yet directly threatened, even as our partners in the East are feeling the growing pressure,” said the German commander.
But he thought it was time to strengthen the military, otherwise “we will not be able to fulfill our constitutional missions or obligations to our allies”.
Germany’s dark past reinforced the traditional and strong peace trend, which exposed Germany to criticism from its partners for not focusing on hot crises.
In recent years, German military officials have sounded the alarm about the problems and malfunctions suffered by the army’s planes, tanks and ships.
At the end of 2017, all German submarines were undergoing repairs, while the following year, none of the Air Force’s I400M transport aircraft were airworthy.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a special military operation to protect Donbass, in southeast Ukraine.
Putin stressed that Russia will work to disarm Ukraine, prevent nationalism in Ukraine and bring to justice the perpetrators of bloody crimes against civilians, including citizens of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that “the Russian army did not direct any missile, air or artillery strikes on Ukrainian cities” and that Russian forces hit military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields and Ukrainian aviation with high-precision weapons.
The ministry stressed that “civilians are not in danger”, that “the Ukrainian border guards did not show any resistance, and Ukraine’s air defense systems were completely destroyed.”
Source: AFP +RT
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