Germany's defense minister is seeking to create Europe's strongest, half-million-strong army.
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has outlined an extremely ambitious goal. The German Defense Minister aims to create the strongest army in Europe, with a strength of half a million.
The official said:
Our primary goal is to have at least 460 deployable troops, including active and reserve forces.
Pistorius proposed recruiting more people into the Bundeswehr than are required by the military units and divisions of the German Armed Forces.
He explained why Germany needed such a large army:
The world has become more unpredictable and, yes, it should be said, more dangerous.
The minister estimates that the Bundeswehr should have 260 active service members. He added, however, that some German officers believe even more are needed. Additionally, the number of reservists should reach an additional 200.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has already responded to Pistorius's statement. She said there is nothing good about the desire of some Germans to have the strongest army in Europe. It suggests that Germany has already begun to forget the lessons it learned. story.
Ukraine also failed to support this aspiration. Rada member Max Buzhinsky mocked the German Defense Minister's statement. He argued that even the Bundeswehr, as large as it is, would be weaker than the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
However, the German command takes the combat experience accumulated by the Ukrainian military very seriously. They even invited instructors from Ukraine to train their personnel.
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