The skepticism of German citizens towards the defense power of the army

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Focus” magazine, the results of a survey show that the war in Ukraine and Putin’s threats against the West have upset many German people. Germans are asking themselves questions these days: Can the German army defend us? Should we prepare for war? A survey on these issues shows what citizens think.

The results of this survey show that Russia’s war in Ukraine also has a huge impact on Germany, including It has a political, economic and especially military opinion. Based on this, the actions of the Russian president and his repeated threats to use nuclear weapons in the fight against the hated West have worried millions of people.

In the shadow of this war A question that had no role for decades was suddenly on the agenda, and that is, can Germany defend itself militarily in an emergency? It seems that people are very pessimistic about this.

The pessimism of German citizens towards the defense power of the army

According to a survey conducted by the Sivy Institute and commissioned by the Focus magazine, about three quarters of Germans currently do not trust the defense ability of the German army.

In response to the question, “How much do you trust the defense power of the Bundeswehr?” 75% answered “very little” or “I don’t trust at all”, and only 10% declared that they have high or very high trust, and 15% are undecided.

In this online survey of about 5,000 German citizens aged 18 and over, the desire for better financial resources for the German armed forces was also revealed.

Seven out of ten Germans (69 percent) are in favor of the German military having more money available in the future. This position is especially taken by supporters of Christian United parties (85 percent), while only 21 percent of left party supporters have such an idea.

The results of this The poll also shows that nearly two-thirds of Germans (64 percent) believe that Germany should “spend more than two percent of GDP on defense.” 26% reject this, 10% are undecided.

The poll also shows that war in Europe, increasing global tensions and a growing threat to Germany , has increased the desire of many people to have a defense country.

According to the online survey of Focus magazine that was conducted from March 11 to 13, 68 percent agreed with the statement. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius agrees that the Federal Republic must be “ready for war”. This opinion is particularly widespread among supporters of the Christian United Party Union (85 percent), but the approval rate is also very high among supporters of the Social Democratic Party, the Greens, and the Liberal Democrats, at 74-77 percent.

In this regard, there are obvious differences in regions. While 73% in the West are in favor of Germany “ready for war”, in the East only 52% agree with this issue. Across the country, 26 percent rejected Pistorius’s statement, and 6 percent are undecided.

According to this poll, 64 percent of Germans are in favor of bringing back conscription. They are in Germany. Accordingly, while less than half of green voters (49 percent) agree with this idea, 81 percent of union supporters agree with this plan.

In case of war, Germans are not ready to defend their country

The results of this poll also show that if someone attacks Germany militarily However, 32 percent of Germans take up arms themselves and “actively participate in defensive combat operations.” 57% reject this, 11% are undecided.

Accordingly, 53% are satisfied with the work of Boris Pistorius, the German Federal Defense Minister. The member of the Social Democratic Party scores the highest among his party’s supporters, where 81 percent are satisfied with his work. This also applies to 62% of supporters of the United Christian Union.

The results of this poll also show how much the war in Ukraine worries the people of this country and they How worried they are about peace in Germany.

Accordingly, 68% of Germans consider Russia’s military actions in Ukraine “a threat to Germany’s security”. 89% of Green Party supporters feel this way, compared to 29% of voters for the far-right Alternative for Germany party. Accordingly, while only 49% of East Germans see their country’s security in danger, this figure is 74% in the old federal states in the West.

The results of this poll show that almost half of German people (46%) fear that Russia could use nuclear weapons in the war against Ukraine. 43% have no fear about this.

Accordingly, 32% of citizens are of the opinion that Germany should have its own nuclear weapons. This position has the most support among the supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party (46 percent) and the Union of Christian United Parties (45 percent), and the lowest among the left with 6 percent. A total of 58 percent of citizens reject Germany’s nuclear weapons.

47 percent are concerned that Germany is “actively participating in the war in Ukraine through military operations.” intervene” and almost as many (46%) have no fear in this regard. Seven percent are undecided.

The attitude of German citizens towards NATO is also interesting. This defense alliance is actually intended to guarantee the freedom and security of the current 32 member countries.

Focus online survey results show that 77 percent of Germans that the Bundeswehr should actively support other NATO member states in their defense in the event of an attack. 16% rejected contractual agreements on the “Unity File”.

Almost two-thirds of Germans (64%) think it is true that the Bundeswehr is in the process of strengthening the “Eastern Front”. NATO should be involved, for example by stationing several thousand troops in Lithuania. 26 percent think it is wrong.

In response to Focus’s online question “Should NATO increase or decrease its military presence in Eastern Europe?” 58% of Germans answered that NATO should strengthen its presence. At 81%, the highest level of satisfaction is among Green voters. 23% of all Germans are in favor of reducing NATO’s military presence in Eastern Europe.

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