"We have about 5-8 years": German Defense Minister called for Putin's threats seriously

According to journalists, Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has almost explicitly stated that NATO countries were threatened with direct military threat from Russia. The German Defense Minister believes that Europe, especially the Baltic countries, Moldova and Georgia, should take seriously the threats of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He stated this on December 16 in an interview with the German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag. "We need to be very serious about him (Putin. - Ed.

) Threats to the Baltic, Georgia and Moldova countries. It is not just a rattling weapon. At the end of this decade, we may have dangers," added German Defense Minister. Pistorius stressed that Germany and other NATO countries should increase weapons production so as not to keep up with Russia. "Putin now increases the production of weapons in Russia. According to the decision of the Duma, it will be more than 60%," he warned.

He added that European countries have only about 5-8 years, for which countries of the North Atlantic Alliance have to be lost in the Armed Forces and in industry and in society. "Sometimes I have the impression that not everyone has realized that we need to do more to ensure our safety. Once face-to-face with a heavy crisis, we need armed forces that can protect this country. And in the event of war too" , - Pistorius expressed his opinion.

Thus, according to journalists, Germany's Defense Minister has almost explicitly stated that NATO countries were threatened with direct military threat from Russia. Recently, according to the German media, the authorities of Germany are increasingly looking towards Russia and more and more often speaks of the threat of a new "cold" war.

Thus, in the early 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned that in the mid 2000s, "authoritarianism and imperialist ambitions" were revived in the Russian Federation, which was evidenced by the war in Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the introduction of Russian troops in the Donbas. After a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to Scholtz, Putin "destroyed European and international architecture of the world.

" We will remind, earlier in the Ukrainian GRA evaluated inventories and production of weapons in Russia. Intelligence representatives reported that the Russian Federation continues to produce missiles and drones. The occupiers also have many missile weapons, which are dangerous primarily for frontier settlements. In particular, it is a C-300.