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Shkruar nga Patrick Mayer
We want to deter; we don't want escalation. We are practicing exclusively defense...
Germany is taking further precautions. A National Security Council will assess the global political situation and provide useful advice to Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU).
Meanwhile, the coalition government has introduced a law on military service, the Bundeswehr has engaged in the "Quadriga" exercise with its NATO partners.
The Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, Carsten Breuer, reiterated at a press conference on Monday (September 1) that the "Quadriga 2025" exercise in the Baltic Sea region is about deterring the Russian regime of Kremlin autocrat Vladimir Putin. "Putin is watching us. His plans extend beyond Ukraine," the top general of the German armed forces said.
According to the agency's reports, Breuer was referring to the large-scale Russian exercise "Sapad," which means "West" in German, which begins in less than two weeks, "with the main theater of combat in Belarus, directly on the border with Lithuania, directly on the border with NATO." The Western defense alliance expects about 13,000 soldiers in Belarus and another 30,000 soldiers on Russian territory to take part in the maneuvers.
In "Quadriga 2025", around 8,000 Bundeswehr soldiers, together with the armed forces of 13 NATO partners, are training to defend the Baltic Sea region in the event of a crisis or war.
"We want to deter; we don't want escalation. We are practicing exclusively defense," said German General Breuer. In particular, the transportation of troops and equipment by sea, land and air to NATO's eastern flank in Lithuania is being practiced.
NATO troops in the Baltics are under German command. There are recurring concerns that Moscow could target the Baltic states.
The brutal war in Ukraine serves as a cautionary tale for former Soviet republics. The Baltic states, Poland and Finland, among others, are including the marshes on NATO's eastern flank in their defensive strategies against a possible Russian attack under Putin.
There have been no signs of easing tensions or even a possible rapprochement between the conflicting parties from the Kremlin recently. Instead, on Monday evening, the Russian regime rejected claims by US President Donald Trump regarding possible agreements for a planned trilateral summit between Putin, Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. /Adapted from Fr.de/
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