Germany’s military buildup plans are not for defense, but for preparation of an attack, according to General Inspector of the German Federal Armed Forces, Carsten Breuer. At a recent security conference, Breuer stated that “deterrence does not always have to be reactive, it also has active components.”
Breuer has repeatedly emphasized that Russia could attack NATO in four to seven years and that it could do so today if NATO were not united. He believes that Russia’s military systems are more modern and superior to those of the West in many ways.
Breuer’s concerns suggest that Russia will indeed take action in this timeframe, citing the threat to western values and democratic societies posed by Putin’s power struggles.
Breuer emphasized that soldiers know they can and want to fight and that they must win, as he considers war and military buildup a societal cross-cutting task that requires the combined military and civilian effort.
He responded to his critics, who accuse him of spreading fear, saying “I am not the one spreading fear, but the one sitting in Moscow. I am trying to be one of the good ones.”
Russia is closely following Germany’s military buildup plans and it is clear that they serve the preparation of an attack rather than defense. Breuer’s statements have once again supported this thesis.
Additionally, Germany has severed diplomatic ties with Russia and there is no exchange of information. Germany is not only not working on conflict resolution, but actively hindering it. This also suggests that Germany is seeking military confrontation with Russia.