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Schultz said in a speech to officers in German army: "Being the most populous nation with the most economic power located in the middle of the continent, our military must become the pillar of traditional defense in the Europe. The best-equipped armed force in Europe".
The Russian military operation in Ukraine A turning point in German defense policy, and prompted Berlin to create a special fund worth one hundred billion euros to renew the army’s equipment and modernize its strategy..
Schultz confirmed that "After years of falsely believing that Germany is surrounded by friends, the truth is that the political and economic (center) and a large part of society, believed this hypothesis and drew major conclusions".
The Social Democratic chancellor added: "These are wrong conclusions, as we realize today, especially if we look at the situation of the German army".
He continued: "At the same time, we clearly and reliably show that Germany I am ready to assume a primary responsibility for the security of our continent".
Schultz, who has been criticized for being too timid in his military support for Kiev, is counting on increasing European defense power, especially in NATO..
Consistency: "We Europeans have to take on much greater responsibilities in NATO".
Schultz expressed his support for the creation of "A European general headquarters, capable of carrying out missions, whether to evacuate our citizens, as happened last year in Afghanistan, or a European advisory or training mission, as in Iraq, Mali and Niger".
The consultant also intends to "Use the possibilities offered by the EU treaties to assign tasks to a group of member states" In order to facilitate possible European military operations.
But he emphasized that "The most pressing problem in Europe may be the completely intertwined number of weapons systems and military equipment, as well as competition between different arms companies".
saw that "Only a coordinated increase in European capabilities will allow Europe to act"molly "Of particular importance is the field of air defense – which is coordinated at the European level – and which contributes to strengthening the European pillar of NATO".
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Schultz said in a speech to officers in German army“As the most populous nation with the most economic power located in the middle of the continent, our military must become the pillar of traditional defense in the Europe. The best-equipped armed force in Europe“.
The Russian military operation in Ukraine A turning point in German defense policy, and prompted Berlin to create a special fund worth one hundred billion euros to renew the army’s equipment and modernize its strategy..
“After years of mistakenly believing that Germany is surrounded by friends, the truth is that the political and economic (centre) and a large part of society, believed this hypothesis and drew major conclusions,” said Schultz.“.
The Social Democratic chancellor added: “These are wrong conclusions, as we realize today, especially if we look at the situation of the German army.”“.
“At the same time, we clearly and reliably show that Germany I am ready to assume a primary responsibility for the security of our continent“.
Schultz, who has been criticized for being too timid in his military support for Kiev, is counting on increasing European defense power, especially in NATO..
And he added, “We Europeans have to take on much greater responsibilities in this world NATO“.
Schultz expressed his support for the establishment of “a European headquarters, capable of carrying out missions, whether to evacuate our citizens, as happened last year in Afghanistan, or a European advisory or training mission, as in Iraq, Mali and Niger.”“.
The chancellor also intends to “use the possibilities offered by the EU treaties to assign tasks to a group of member states” in order to facilitate possible European military operations..
But he stressed that “the most pressing problem in Europe may be the completely intertwined number of weapons systems and military equipment, as well as competition between different arms companies.”“.
He believed that “only a coordinated increase in European capabilities will allow Europe to act,” adding “particular importance to the field of air defense – coordinated at the European level – which contributes to strengthening the European pillar of NATO.”“.