German Defense Minister: Europe should do more in the field of self-defense

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Focus” magazine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also reacted to Trump’s anti-NATO statements and described the rejection of the Republican presidential candidate’s pledge to provide assistance in the event of an attack by Russia on one of the NATO partners as a danger to the United States of America. .

He emphasized: Trump is Trump. “You have to expect everything,” Pistorius told the German editorial network (RND). However, the following applies to all NATO countries: Anyone who cuts off or even skips the transatlantic corridor risks their geopolitical and strategic interests. Anyone who does this ends up sawing off the branch they are sitting on.

The German defense minister warned no matter who the next US president is. Germany and Europe must do their homework. Staring at the US presidential election is no more helpful than a rabbit staring at a snake. As Europeans, we must do more to defend ourselves. But this is not a new finding. It just hasn’t been implemented in the last ten years. We are doing it now.”

Pistorius declared that he sees the necessary developments now: “The NATO treaty is in place and all NATO partners in They are now rebuilding and changing their position.” NATO has completely rewritten its defense plans for Europe and adapted them to the new Russian threat. NATO is proving that it is capable of acting and defending itself.

Pistorius has also indicated that he is open to public conscription, calling the suspension of conscription a ” “wrong”.

He said about this: I personally think that this can be reasonable. Its prerequisite is discussion in society and politics. “The suspension of conscription was a mistake because it is no longer clear to many people why the soldiers protect our country and therefore all of us,” Pistorius told the German Editorial Network (RND).

Recently, for the first time in three decades, the German government reported to NATO that it will achieve the planned defense spending of two percent of GDP this year.

The German federal government provided an amount for this year that, when converted to comparative figures from the defense alliance, amounts to $73.41 billion. In absolute terms, this is a record amount for Germany and, based on NATO’s current forecast, means a GDP ratio of 2.01 percent.

A massive increase in defense spending Germany is currently made possible by a special German military fund worth 100 billion euros. However, this amount is expected to be used by 2027. Therefore, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius insists that a plan for how Germany achieves NATO’s goals in the long term be developed quickly.

US President Donald Trump recently He questioned NATO and caused the anger of the German government.

Michael Link, the transatlantic coordinator of the German government, said in response to Trump’s statements: “He is impossible Forecasting is unscrupulous and unreliable. Now, more military spending is needed.

Christian Lindner, the German finance minister, has also announced that the country should do its homework to strengthen its defense position and capability. .

German Chancellor Olaf Schultz also strongly rejected former US President Donald Trump’s statements about his reluctance to defend NATO allies if re-elected. and said: “Any relativization of the guarantee of NATO assistance is irresponsible and dangerous.” The country recently warned that Moscow can “do whatever it wants” with those NATO members who do not contribute enough to pay their share of the costs of the alliance.

During a speech at a political gathering on Saturday, February 10 (21 February) in South Carolina, this American politician and businessman said that in a meeting with NATO leaders, the president of a “big country” asked him: “Well Sir, if we don’t pay (our contribution to NATO) and Russia attacks us, will you support us?”

He said: “You didn’t pay? Does that mean you are guilty? No, I do not support you. In fact, I encourage them to do whatever they want with you. You have to pay, you have to pay your bills.”

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